Transitory and storage starch metabolism: two sides of the same coin?. (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lloyd, James Richard; Kossmann, Jens
• Is Part Of: Current opinion in biotechnology. Volume 32(2015)
• Page Start: 143
• Page End: 148
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Biotechnology -- Periodicals; 660.6
• DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.11.026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0958-1669

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: Starch is a plant product that is of major industrial use. Alterations in starch metabolism can modify its structure and usability. We assess recent literature examining starch metabolism. Progress in leaf and storage starch metabolism are compared. Abstract : The industrially important polymer, starch, is manufactured through a complex process involving multiple isoforms of several different enzymes. These contribute to alter the structure of starch which, in turn, affects its downstream industrial use. This review compares recent advances in our knowledge of starch metabolism in leaves and storage organs. Starch granule initiation and formation, enzyme complexes involved in starch metabolism and control of flux in starch synthesis and degradation are examined.