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Starch: Basic Science to Biotechnology
1st Edition, Volume 41 - July 20, 1998
Editors: Steve Taylor, Mirta Noemi Sivak, Jack Preiss
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780120164417
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eBook ISBN:9780080567860
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This volume presents the physiological and biochemical aspects of storage carbohydrates, or starch granules, in plants. This up-to-date and thorough resource carefully integrates…Read more
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This volume presents the physiological and biochemical aspects of storage carbohydrates, or starch granules, in plants. This up-to-date and thorough resource carefully integrates fundamental knowledge with the most recent information on the starch granule. It discusses the chemistry of the starch granule and the biochemistry, molecular biology, plant physiology, and genetics of plant starch synthesis. The books also describes the implications of these studies for theseed, biotechnology, and modified starch industries.
Written for a broad readership
Emphasizes the recent findings on the properties of starch biosynthetic enzymes and on studies describing their localization
Details the implications these studies have on the seed, biotechnology, and modified starch industries
Includes numerous references to the original literature
Introduces the reader to the most important individuals and discoveries in the field
Researchers and graduate students in food science and nutrition.
Preface. Abbreviations. Acknowledgments. Occurrence of Starch. Physico-Chemical Structure of the Starch Granule. The Biosynthetic Reactions of Starch Synthesis. ADPglucose Pyrophosphorylase. Starch Synthases. Branching Enzymes.The Site of Starch Synthesis in Non-Photosynthetic Plant Tissues. Regulation of the Starch Biosynthetic Pathway: Targets for Biotechnology. Starch Accumulation in Photosynthetic Cells. Starch Degradation. Industrial Applications of Starch.
No. of pages: 199
Language: English
Edition: 1
Volume: 41
Published: July 20, 1998
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780120164417
eBook ISBN: 9780080567860
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Steve Taylor
Affiliations and expertise
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
MS
Mirta Noemi Sivak
Mirta N. Sivak was born in Buenos Aires. She trained as a plant biologist and later as a starch biochemist with Carlos Cardini and Juana Tandecarz. After obtaining her Doctorate and spending a decade in England working on photosynthetic carbon assimilation, she continues her work on starch and glycogen synthesis at Michigan State University, where she is a Professor of Biochemistry. She has published extensively in these fields and has lectured on the subjects in America, Europe and Asia.
Affiliations and expertise
The Starch Bio-Engineering Group, Michigan State University
JP
Jack Preiss
Jack Preiss was born in Brooklyn. He earned his B.Sc. in Chemistry at City College of New York and completed his Ph.D. with P. Handler at Duke University. His post doctoral work was done with Paul Berg at Washington University at St. Louis and at Stanford and with G. Ashwell at NIH. In 1962 he became Assistant Professor at the University of California at Davis and went through the ranks from Professor to Chairman. In 1985 he came to Michigan State University as a Professor and Chairman of the Biochemistry Department. He has received many honors, among them the Alsberg-Schoch Memorial Lectureship Award of the American Association of Cereal Chemists and the Award of Merit of the Japanese Society of Starch Science.
Affiliations and expertise
The Starch Bio-Engineering Group, Michigan State University
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