PROTEIN TARGETING TO STARCH Is Required for Localising GRANULE-BOUND STARCH SYNTHASE to Starch Granules and for Normal Amylose Synthesis in Arabidopsis. PLOS Biology , 2015; 13 (2): e1002080 DOI ...

Stephen J. McMaugh, Jenny L. Thistleton, Emma Anschaw, Jixun Luo, Christine Konik-Rose, Hong Wang, Min Huang, Oscar Larroque, Ahmed Regina, Stephen A. Jobling, Matthew K. Morell, Zhongyi Li, ...

However, the biosynthesis of starch is complex as the polymers assemble into insoluble, semi-crystalline structures called starch granules. While there is good knowledge on how amylopectin and amylose ...

This changes the crystalline form of the starch granules — they go from hard to soft and then back to hard again, but in a different form than they started. Advertisement.

Chemistry Super-thickeners made from starch reduce calories and carbs in food. Assembling starch granules into 3D shapes could achieve the same thickening effect in foods with up to 50 per cent ...

Plant scientists at ETH have discovered a specific protein that significantly influences the formation of starch in plant cells. The findings may be useful in the food and packaging industries.