title: Starch properties of the sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) in different soils.
abstract: We investigated the relationships between starch concentrations and activities of starch synthetic enzymes in sago palms (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) under acid sulfate and mineral soil conditions. Plants grown naturally that had reached their maturated stage were sampled. We found that the growth in acid sulfate soil is lower than that in mineral soil and that starch granules were larger and there was more amylase activity in acid sulfate soil than in mineral soil. Lower amylase activity in mineral soil could eliminate the degradation of starch, making the smaller granules suitable for storing large amounts of starch in a limited space inside cells.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nozaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nuyim
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osaki
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D028023:Arecaceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism; D009753:Nutritive Value; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D013213:Starch / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D012987:Soil; D013431:Sulfates; D013213:Starch; D000681:Amylases