In vitro studies of enzymatic properties of starch synthases and interactions between starch synthase I and starch branching enzymes from rice

Plant Science

Volumn 224, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Nakamura, Yasunori ^a   Aihara, Satomi ^a   Crofts, Naoko ^a   Sawada, Takayuki ^a   Fujita, Naoko ^a  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amylopectin; Endosperm; Oryza sativa; Starch; Starch branching enzyme; Starch synthase

Indexed keywords

1,4 ALPHA GLUCAN BRANCHING ENZYME; CITRIC ACID; GLUCAN; GRANULE-BOUND STARCH SYNTHASE I; ISOENZYME; STARCH; STARCH SYNTHASE; STARCH SYNTHASE II; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENDOSPERM; ENZYMOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; RICE;

1,4-ALPHA-GLUCAN BRANCHING ENZYME; CITRIC ACID; ENDOSPERM; GLUCANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; ISOENZYMES; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; STARCH; STARCH SYNTHASE;

EID: 84899546110     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.03.021     Document Type: Article

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