Chain-length specificities of maize starch synthase I enzyme: Studies of glucan affinity and catalytic properties

Plant Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 475-486

  Commun, Padmavathi D ^a   Keeling, Peter L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chain length specificity; Maize soluble starch synthase; Protein encapsulation; Starch granule entrapment; Starch synthase I; Starch binding domain

Indexed keywords

1,4 ALPHA GLUCAN BRANCHING ENZYME; AMYLOPECTIN; AMYLOPLAST; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE DELETION; GLYCOGEN; MAIZE; PHOSPHORYLASE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; STARCH SYNTHASE;

CATALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMES; PROTEINS;

STARCH GRANULE MATRIX;

STARCH;

AMYLOPECTIN; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AGAROSE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLUCANS; STARCH SYNTHASE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0343338071     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2001.00955.x     Document Type: Article

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