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Characterization of pullulanase (PUL)-deficient mutants of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and the function of PUL on starch biosynthesis in the developing rice endosperm.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jan 2009
Fujita Naoko, Toyosawa Yoshiko, Utsumi Yoshinori, Higuchi Toshiyuki, Hanashiro Isao, Ikegami Akira, Akuzawa Sayuri, Yoshida Mayumi, Mori Akiko, Inomata Kotaro, Itoh Rumiko, Miyao Akio, Hirochika Hirohiko, Satoh Hikaru, Nakamura Yasunori
Abstract excerpt
Rice (Oryza sativa) allelic sugary1 (sug1) mutants defective in isoamylase 1 (ISA1) accumulate varying levels of starch and phytoglycogen in their endosperm, and the activity of a pullulanase-type of a debranching enzyme (PUL) was found to correlate closely with the severity of the sug1 phenotype. Thus, three PUL-deficient mutants were generated to investigate the function of PUL in starch biosynthesis. The...
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