Research has brought clarity to the longstanding question of how starch granules form in the seeds of Triticeae crops – wheat, barley, and rye – unlocking diverse potential benefits for numerous ...

Starch, the primary form of carbohydrate storage in plants, is of vital importance to humankind as a major source of calories in our diets. Yet, we still do not fully understand how plants make starch ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University researcher has developed a novel method of modifying the digestion of starch, potentially offering a simple, cost-effective way of preventing Type 2 diabetes ...

The granule-bound starch-synthases from normal and waxy maize kernels have been solubilized, partially purified, and characterized. Two broad categories of starch synthases were revealed with ...

Starchy residue preserved in ancient stone tools may rewrite the story of crop domestication in the American Southwest, ...

Reasons for the variable amylose content of endosperm starch from waxy cultivars of barley (Hordeum vulgare) were investigated. The mature grains of most such cultivars contain some amylose, although ...