Potato (Solanum tuberosum cv. Posmo) was transformed with a fungal endo-a-1,5-L-arabinanase gene (E.C. 3.2.1.99) and the enzyme secreted to the apoplast. Using promoters that are known to be sucrose inducible in potato—the granule bound starch synthase promoter and the promoter of the patatin storage protein gene—strong expression of the arabinanase was observed in developing sinks, notably the...

BACKGROUND Starch, a homopolysaccharide is an important and an abundant food reserve and energy source. Starches are processed to yield different products which find many industrial applications. Alpha-amylases hydrolyze starch by cleaving α-1,4-glucosidic bonds and have been used in food, textile and pharmaceutical industries [Sun et al. 2010]. Enzymatic conversion of starch with amylase prese...

Transitions in carbohydrate metabolism and translocation rate were studied for evidence of control of export by the sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. Klein E.) source leaf. Steady-state labeling was carried out for two consecutive 14-hour light periods and various quantities related to translocation were measured throughout two 24-hour periods. Starch accumulation following illumination was delayed....

Two polymorphic systems impinging on alpha-amylase in Drosophila pseudoobscura have been studied in laboratory populations maintained on medium in which the only carbohydrate source was starch (the substrate of amylase) and replicas maintained on medium in which the only carbohydrate source was maltose (the product of amylase). The two polymorphic systems were alleles at the structural gene (Am...

This review summarizes the potential of starch agroindustrial residues as substrate for biohydrogen production. Types of potential starch agroindustrial residues, recent developments and bio-processing conditions for biohydrogen production will be discussed. Biohydrogen is a clean energy source with great potential to be an alternative fuel, because it releases energy explosively in heat engine...

A study was conducted to evaluate the main effects of dietary nitrate adaptation by cattle and alfalfa cell wall to starch ratio in in vitro substrates on nitrate disappearance and nitrite and volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations, as well as hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4) accumulations. Rumen fluid from steers fed diets containing urea or nitrate was added into in vitro incubations contain...

The potential contamination of ancient residues from both modern plant sources and sediments adjacent to archaeological contexts can complicate interpretation in the field of starch grain analysis, thus affecting the sustainable use of the method in archaeobotany. In this study, we examined two potential sources of contamination at a wheat field in Shandong Province and a maize field in Beijing...

Cereal Chem. 72(l):53-58 The range in moduli for isolated starch and vital gluten doughs showed action of the starch with the gluten. The source of gluten also had a the existence of starch-gluten or starch-gluten-water interactions in dough. significant effect on dough rheology, as indicated by the range of elastic Starches isolated from different wheat cultivars and mixed into dough (G') and ...