We demonstrate a new method for detecting starch granules in a plant, based on optical
second harmonic microscopy. In this method a plant is irradiated with infrared laser pulses …

The photosynthesis, transfer, and storage of starch are the most important biogenic
processes occurring in plants. In order to observe the colorless and transparent starch …

Second harmonic generation (SHG) is a nonlinear optical process that inherently generates
signal in non‐centrosymmetric materials, such as starch granules, and therefore can be …

The application of second-harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy to plant materials has
been neglected hitherto even though it would seem to have promise for identification and …

Starch granules are among the brightest natural second harmonic generation (SHG)
converters. They basically consist of amylose and amylopectin molecules and the source of …

Chirality is one of the most fundamental and essential structural properties of biological
molecules. Many important biological molecules including amino acids and polysaccharides …

Second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy is employed to study changes in crystalline
organization due to altered gene expression and hydration in barley starch granules. SHG …

We report on the measurement and analysis of the polarization state of second harmonic
signals generated by starch granules, using a four-channel photon counting based Stokes …

Based on its polarization dependency, second harmonic generation (PSHG) microscopy has
been proven capable to structurally characterize molecular architectures in different …

We present a new method, second harmonic generation (SHG) imaging for the study of
starch structure. SHG imaging can provide the structural organization and molecular …