期刊
JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
卷 258, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153389
关键词
Starch; Starch structure; Organization model; Starch metabolism; Analytical limitations
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG- FE 1030/2-1, DFG-FE 1030/5-1, DFG-FE 1030/6-1]
Starch is a natural storage carbohydrate in plants and algae, consisting of amylopectin and amylose. Despite increasing knowledge, there are still significant gaps in understanding the structure and turnover of starch, especially in relation to biosynthesis, degradation, and its potential for industrial applications.
Starch is a natural storage carbohydrate in plants and algae. It consists of two relatively simple homo-biopolymers, amylopectin and amylose, with only alpha-1,4 and alpha-1,6 linked glucosyl units. Starch is an essential source of nutrition and animal food, as well as an important raw material for industry. However, despite increasing knowledge, detailed information about its structure and turnover are largely lacking. In the last decades, most data were generated using bulk experiments, a method which obviously presents limitations regarding a deeper understanding of the starch metabolism. Here, we discuss some unavoidable questions arising from the existing data. We focus on a few examples related to starch biosynthesis, degradation, and structure where these limitations strongly emerge. Closing these knowledge gaps will also be extremely important for taking the necessary steps in order to set up starch-providing crops for the challenges of the ongoing climate changes, as well as for increasing the usability of starches for industrial applications by biotechnology.
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