Starch-rich crops form the basis of our nutrition, but plants have still to yield all their secrets
as to how they make this vital substance. Great progress has been made by studying both …

The cell wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an elastic structure that provides osmotic and
physical protection and determines the shape of the cell. The inner layer of the wall is largely …

Starch granules are composed of two types of glucose polymer, amylose and amylopectin,
that differ in size and structure. One of the most intriguing challenges in understanding …

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 …

Studies of waxy mutations in wheat and other cereals have shown that null mutations in
genes encoding granule-bound starch synthase I (GBSSI) result in amylose-free starch in …

The storage of glucose in insoluble granules is a distinctive feature of plant cells.
Biosynthesis of amylose, the minor low molecular mass fraction of starch occurs from ADP …

Amyloplasts of starchy tissues such as those of maize (Zea mays L.) function in the synthesis
and accumulation of starch during kernel development. ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase …

Polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) is a novel glycogenosis in horses characterized
by abnormal glycogen accumulation in skeletal muscle and muscle damage with exertion. It …

What determines the number of starch granules in plastids is an enigmatic aspect of starch
metabolism. Several structurally and functionally diverse proteins have been implicated in …

The starch-rich endosperms of the Poaceae, which includes wild grasses and their
domesticated descendents the cereals, have provided humankind and their livestock with …