Tuber starch amylose content is associated with cold‐induced sweetening in potato

Tuber starch amylose content is associated with cold-induced sweetening in potato

Cold-induced sweetening (CIS) is the accumulation of reducing sugars in potato tubers at low storage temperatures. It is undesirable because it results in dark fry products. Our study evaluated the relationship between genetic resistance to CIS and two starch parameters, amylose content and starch granule size. We found that the amylose content in four CIS-resistant varieties was higher than th...

The amylose content of the starch present in the growing potato tuber.

Altered Tuber Yield in Genetically Modified High-Amylose and Oil Potato Lines Is Associated With Changed Whole-Plant Nitrogen Economy

Breeding for improved crop quality traits can affect non-target traits related to growth and resource use, and these effects may vary in different cultivation conditions (e. g., greenhouse vs. field). The objectives of this study are to investigate the growth and whole-plant nitrogen (N) economy of two genetically modified (GM) potato lines compared to their non-GM parental varieties and when g...

Pea starch, a starch of high amylose content.

Two general classes of starch have been recognized up to the present time, the common starches, containing both amylose and amylopectin molecules, and the waxy or glutinous cereal starches, which are comprised almost entirely of amylopectin. The first class can, in turn, be subdivided into two broad groups, one composed of the so called root starches, such as t’apioca, potato, a,nd sweet potato...

Effect of orientation on the physical properties of potato amylose and high-amylose corn starch films.

The effect of orientation on the properties of amylose and starch films was studied in order to determine if film strength, flexibility, and water resistance could be improved. Potato amylose and high (70%) amylose corn starch were peracetylated, cast into films, stretched in hot glycerol 1-6 times the original length, and deacetylated. Molecular orientation of potato amylose films was much hig...