Starch biosynthesis in developing seeds

By I. Tetlow. Seed Science Research, 2010

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Abstract Starch is globally important as a source of food and, in addition, has a wide range of industrial applications. Much of this agriculturally produced starch is synthesized in developing seeds, where its biological function is to provide energy for seedling establishment. Storage starch in developing seeds is synthesized in heterotrophic plastids called amyloplasts and is distinct from the transient synthesis of starch in chloroplasts. This article reviews our current understanding of storage starch biosynthesis occurring in these organelles and discusses recent advances in research in this field. The review discusses starch structure and granule initiation, emerging ideas on the evolution of the pathway, the enzymes of starch synthesis, and the post-translational modification and regulation of key enzymes of amylopectin biosynthesis.

Subfields: Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science

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2. Maysaya Thitisaksakul
3. D. M. Beckles

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• How environmental stress affects starch composition and functionality in cereal endosperm (2014, background): “Amylose has aMWof 10(6)–10(8) Da and consists of a-1,4-linked glucoses that are branched by a-1,6-linkages every 200–10,000 glucoses [27, 35].”