Nature

Physical and Chromatographical Observations of γ-Irradiated Potato Starch Granules

THE changes produced in potato starch by the action of ionizing radiation is of considerable importance and have been the subject of many investigations in recent years 1–4. Physical changes induced ...
JSTOR Daily

The Altered Pattern of Amylose Accumulation in the Endosperm of Low-Amylose Barley Cultivars Is Attributable to a Single Mutant Allele of Granule-Bound Starch Synthase I with a ...

Reasons for the variable amylose content of endosperm starch from waxy cultivars of barley (Hordeum vulgare) were investigated. The mature grains of most such cultivars contain some amylose, although ...
JSTOR Daily

The barley amo1 locus is tightly linked to the starch synthase IIIa gene and negatively regulates expression of granule-bound starch synthetic genes

Zhongyi Li, Dehong Li, Xihua Du, Hong Wang, Oscar Larroque, Colin L. D. Jenkins, Stephen A. Jobling, Matthew K. Morell Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 62, No. 14 ...
EurekAlert!

Future foods: How non-thermal tech could transform starch consumption

Researchers have made significant advancements in developing health-focused food technologies by investigating non-thermal processing methods to alter starch digestibility. This cutting-edge approach ...