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The breakdown of starch in leaves
Citation
Zeeman, SC and Smith, SM and Smith, AM, The breakdown of starch in leaves, New Phytologist, 163, (2) pp. 247-261. ISSN 0028-646X (2004) [Refereed Article]
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© New Phytologist(2004)
DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01101.x
Abstract
This review describes recent progress in discovering the pathway of starch breakdown in leaves. The synthesis of starch from photo-assimilated carbon is one of the major biochemical fluxes in plants. Despite this, the pathway through which this starch is remobilized has not been defined. Numerous enzymes that could participate in starch breakdown are present in leaves, but until recently, the relative importance of each had not been determined. Through studies using model species such as Arabidopsis and potato, significant progress has now been made in determining the roles of known enzymes, and in the discovery of novel proteins necessary for breakdown. These data allow a tentative pathway for starch breakdown to be mapped out, involving hydrolysis primarily to maltose and subsequent maltose export to the cytosol. This provides a framework for complete discovery of the pathway and for the analysis of its regulation.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | starch, amylase, α -glucan phosphorylase, glucan, water dikinase, glucanotransferase, Arabidopsis . |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Plant biology |
Research Field: | Plant physiology |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences |
UTAS Author: | Smith, SM (Professor Steven Smith) |
ID Code: | 101526 |
Year Published: | 2004 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 86 |
Deposited By: | Plant Science |
Deposited On: | 2015-06-25 |
Last Modified: | 2015-09-27 |
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