Starch is an insoluble, non-structural carbohydrate composed of α-glucose polymers. It is synthesized by plants and algae to store energy in a dense, osmotically inert form. Starch has significant value for humans: it serves as the main carbohydrate source in an equilibrated diet and as a ren...
In plants, functional ADPG PPase holoenzyme is a heterotetrameric protein composed of two subunits, each encoded by a different gene. The present invention shows that the activity of ADPG PPase in the cell of plants can be increased by expressing only one of the two subunit proteins required ...
Increased starch content in plantsTransformed plant cells which have increased starch content are disclosed. Also disclosed are whole plants comprising plant cells which express CTP/ADP glucose pyrophosphorylase genes.キッショアーガネッシュマーシィ...
This review outlines current knowledge of the starch biosynthetic pathway operating in plant cells in relation to the micro- and macro-structures of the starch granule. We highlight the gaps in our knowledge, in particular, the relationship between enzyme function and operation at the molecular ...
It first discusses the role of these storage polysaccharides and later discusses the biosynthetic reactions involved in the synthesis of the polysaccharides in the above three systems. In plants and in bacteria, the synthesis of starch or glycogen occurs by utilizing adenosine disphosphate (ADP)-...
SBEs are the key players in the regulation of the amylose-to-amylopectin proportion in plants. However, their functions in many harvested horticultural crops have been under-investigated, although evidence points to the importance of starch in determining the postharvest quality of these crops. We ai...
In plants, starch is synthesised in the leaves with sucrose as one of the important sugar sources during the day, mobilized and then degraded for energy metabolism requirements at night7,8. The committed starch biosynthesis pathway is conserved almost in all green plants2,9–12. However, the ...
Starch is the major reserve polysaccharide in nature and accounts for the majority of the caloric intact of humans. It is also gaining importance as a renewable and biodegradable industrial material. There is burgeoning interest in increasing the amount and altering the properties of the plant starc...
The invention also relates to the transgenic plant cells and plants resulting from these methods and to the starch obtainable from the transgenic plant cells and plants. The polysaccharide starch, which constitutes one of the most important storage substances in plants, is not only used in the ...
Erhöhter stärkegehalt in pflanzen Increased starch content in plantsDiscloses modified plants cells having an increased starch content. Also disclosed are whole plants comprising plant cells that express the glucose pyrophosphorylase gene CTP / ADP.KISHORE Ganesh Murthy...