Stored starch generally consists of two d-glucose homopolymers, the linear polymer
amylose and a highly branched glucan amylopectin that connects linear chains …

Abstract α-Glucan debranching enzymes hydrolyse α-1, 6-linkages in starch/glycogen,
thereby, playing a central role in energy metabolism in all living organisms. They belong to …

Starch biosynthesis is important for plant development and is a critical factor in crop quality
and nutrition. As a complex metabolic pathway, the regulation of starch biosynthesis is still …

Immature rice has potential to be used as healthy food. The relation between molecular
structure and rheological properties was investigated. The lamellar repeating distance (8.42 …

WRKY proteins are a large super family of transcriptional regulators primarily involved in
various plant physiological programs. In present study, the expression profile and putative …

Starch accounts for up to 90% of the dry weight of rice endosperm and is a key determinant
of grain quality. Although starch biosynthesis enzymes have been comprehensively studied …

Parboiled rice is preferably consumed in many countries due to its nutritional superiority and
lower starch digestibility. Parboiling affects rice cooking quality, starch digestibility and phytic …

Rice seed, a natural storage organ for starch and protein, is also an ideal bioreactor for the
production of valuable proteins. Increasingly, studies focused on rice have tried to determine …

Starch is the most abundant composition in the rice grain, and constitutes approximately
90% of milled rice grain. This chapter summarizes the current advances made in the starch …

High temperature has adverse effects on rice yield and quality. The different influences of
night high temperature (NHT) and day high temperature (DHT) on rice quality and seed …