Key message This review outlines research performed in the last two decades on the
structural, kinetic, regulatory and evolutionary aspects of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase …

Starch is a water-insoluble polyglucan synthesized inside the plastid stroma within plant
cells, serving a crucial role in the carbon budget of the whole plant by acting as a short-term …

Starch synthesis in cereal grain endosperm is dependent on the concerted actions of many
enzymes. The starch plastidial phosphorylase (Pho1) plays an important role in the initiation …

ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) controls a rate-limiting step in the starch
biosynthetic pathway in higher plants. Here we isolated a shrunken rice mutant w24. Map …

Although an alternative pathway has been suggested, the prevailing view is that starch
synthesis in cereal endosperm is controlled by the activity of the cytosolic isoform of …

Abstract ADP-glucose (Glc) pyrophosphorylase (ADP-Glc PPase) catalyzes the first
committed step in starch biosynthesis. Higher plant ADP-Glc PPase is a heterotetramer (α 2 …

Improvements in plant productivity (biomass) and yield have centered on increasing the
efficiency of leaf CO2 fixation and utilization of products by non-photosynthetic sink organs …

Previous genetic studies have indicated that the type L α-glucan phosphorylase (Pho1) has
an essential role during the initiation process of starch biosynthesis during rice seed …

ADP‐glucose pyrophosphorylase, comprising two small subunits and two large subunits, is
considered a key enzyme in the endosperm starch synthesis pathway in wheat (Triticum …

Background Amylose, a prebiotic found in yams is known to be beneficial for the gut
microflora and is particularly advantageous for diabetic patients' diet. However, the genetic …