A deeper understanding of the regulation of starch biosynthesis in rice (Oryza sativa)
endosperm is crucial in tailoring digestibility without sacrificing grain quality. In this study …

Resistant starch (RS) is the portion of starch that escapes gastrointestinal digestion and acts
as a substrate for fermentation of probiotic bacteria in the gut. Aside from enhancing gut …

More than half of the world's population uses rice as a source of carbon intake every day.
Improving grain quality is thus essential to rice consumers. The three main properties that …

Rice lines with slower starch digestibility provide opportunities in mitigating the global rise in
type II diabetes and related non-communicable diseases. However, screening for low …

Key message Our results not only provide a comprehensive overview of the starch
biosynthetic pathway in the developing endosperm but also reveal some important protein …

Amylose content (AC) is a key quality trait in rice. A cross between Oryza glaberrima (African
rice) and Oryza sativa (Asian rice) segregating for AC was analysed by sequencing bulks of …

Background The digestibility of starch is important for the nutritive value of staple food.
Although several genes are responsible for resistant starch (RS) and slowly digestible starch …

The granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS), starch branching enzymes 1 (SBE1) and 3
(SBE3) are major enzymes involved in starch biosynthesis in rice endosperm. Available …

Rice endosperm accumulates large amounts of photosynthetic products as insoluble starch
within amyloplasts by properly arranging structured, highly branched, large amylopectin …

Starch, composed of amylose and amylopectin, greatly influences rice cooking and textural
quality, which in turn is controlled by various isoforms of several enzymes. Activity of one or …