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Properties of a novel type of starch found in the double mutant "sweet wheat".
Carbohydrate polymers - 1 Aug 2012
Vrinten Patricia L, Shimbata Tomoya, Yanase Michiyo, Sunohara Ai, Saito Mika, Inokuma Takayuki, Takiya Toshiyuki, Takaha Takeshi, Nakamura Toshiki
Abstract excerpt
The double mutant "sweet wheat" (SW), which produces substantial amounts of sugars in immature seeds, is missing two starch synthases, namely granule-bound starch synthase I (GBSSI) and starch synthase IIa (SSIIa). The lack of these two enzymes causes major changes in the attributes of SW seed, starch, and starch granules. SW seeds appear normal during early stages of development, but become shrunken when seeds...
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