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Starch turnover: pathways, regulation and role in growth.
Current opinion in plant biology - 1 Jun 2012
Stitt Mark, Zeeman Samuel C
Abstract excerpt
Many plants store part of their photosynthate as starch during the day and remobilise it to support metabolism and growth at night. Mutants unable to synthesize or degrade starch show strongly impaired growth except in long day conditions. In rapidly growing plants, starch turnover is regulated such that it is almost, but not completely, exhausted at dawn. There is increasing evidence that premature or incomplete...
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