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Concerted suppression of all starch branching enzyme genes in barley produces amylose-only starch granules

BACKGROUND: Starch is stored in higher plants as granules composed of semi-crystalline amylopectin and amorphous amylose. Starch granules provide energy for the plant during dark periods and for germination of seeds and tubers. Dietary starch is also a highly glycemic carbohydrate being degraded to...

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Autores principales: Carciofi, Massimiliano, Blennow, Andreas, Jensen, Susanne L, Shaik, Shahnoor S, Henriksen, Anette, Buléon, Alain, Holm, Preben B, Hebelstrup, Kim H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3537698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23171412
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-12-223