Starch commands a central role in the carbon budget of the majority of plants on earth, and
its biological role changes during development and in response to the environment …

Barley is the fourth largest cereal crop in the world. It is mainly used for feeding, beer
production and food. Barley is receiving more attention from both agricultural and food …

Starch and cell wall polysaccharides (dietary fibre) of cereal grains contribute to the health
benefits associated with the consumption of whole grain cereal products, including reduced …

Starch with a high amylose (AM) content (high AM starch, HAS) has attracted increasing
research attention due to its industrial application potential, such as functional foods and …

This review systematically documents the major different strategies of generating high-
amylose (HAS) starch mutants aiming at providing high resistant starch, by engineering the …

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

Thermoplastic, polysaccharide-based plastics are environmentally friendly. However, typical
shortcomings include lack of water resistance and poor mechanical properties …

Transgenically-produced amylose-only (AO) starch was used to manufacture bioplastic
prototypes. Extruded starch samples were tested for crystal residues, elasticity, glass …

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 …

Plant starch is the main energy contributor to the human diet. Its biosynthesis is catalyzed
and regulated by co-ordinated actions of several enzymes. Recently, a factor termed Protein …