Journal
PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 318, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111223
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Starch; Starch structure; Starch surface; Starch modifications; Analytics
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG [DFG-FE1030/5-1, FE1030/6-1]
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Starch is a complex carbohydrate polymer produced by plants and crops. It is essential for nutrition and energy in humans and animals. Nowadays, starch is commonly used in non-food industrial sectors. This review summarizes the structural properties of starch, analytical methods for starch characterization, and in planta starch modifications.
Starch is a complex carbohydrate polymer produced by plants and especially by crops in huge amounts. It consists of amylose and amylopectin, which have alpha-1,4-and alpha-1,6-linked glucose units. Despite this simple chemistry, the entire starch metabolism is complex, containing various (iso)enzymes/proteins. However, whose interplay is still not yet fully understood. Starch is essential for humans and animals as a source of nutrition and energy. Nowadays, starch is also commonly used in non-food industrial sectors for a variety of purposes. However, native starches do not always satisfy the needs of a wide range of (industrial) applications. This review summarizes the structural properties of starch, analytical methods for starch characterization, and in planta starch modifications.
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