Genetically Modified Starch: State of Art and Perspectives

Starch Polymers: From Genetic Engineering to Green Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 13-29

  Regina, Ahmed ^a   Li, Zhongyi ^a   Morell, Matthew K ^a   Jobling, Stephen A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amylopectin; Amylose; Cereal; Endosperm; Granule; Nutrition; Resistant starch; Starch modification; Wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940275955     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53730-0.00019-1     Document Type: Chapter

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