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Starch mobilization in leaves
Citation
Smith, AM and Zeeman, SC and Thorneycroft, D and Smith, SM, Starch mobilization in leaves, Journal of Experimental Botany, 54, (382) pp. 577-583. ISSN 0022-0957 (2003) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2003 Society for Experimental Biology
Abstract
Starch mobilization is well understood in cereal
endosperms, but both the pathway and the regulation
of the process are poorly characterized in other
types of plant organs. Arabidopsis leaves offer the
opportunity for rapid progress in this area, because
of the genomic resources available in this species
and the ease with which starch synthesis and
degradation can be monitored and manipulated.
Progress in understanding three aspects of starch
degradation is described: the role of disproportionating
enzyme, the importance of phosphorolytic degradation,
and new evidence about the involvement of
a starch-phosphorylating enzyme in the degradative
process. Major areas requiring further research are
outlined.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Amylase, Arabidopsis, chloroplast, disproportionating enzyme, malto-oligosaccharide, starch, starch degradation, starch phosphorylase, starch phosphorylation |
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: | 101548 |
Year Published: | 2003 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 52 |
Deposited By: | Plant Science |
Deposited On: | 2015-06-25 |
Last Modified: | 2015-09-21 |
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