title: Transitory and storage starch metabolism: two sides of the same coin?
abstract: The industrially important polymer, starch, is manufactured through a complex process involving multiple isoforms of several different enzymes. These contribute to alter the structure of starch which, in turn, affects its downstream industrial use. This review compares recent advances in our knowledge of starch metabolism in leaves and storage organs. Starch granule initiation and formation, enzyme complexes involved in starch metabolism and control of flux in starch synthesis and degradation are examined.
authors.affiliation: Stellenbosch University, Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Department of Genetics, Natural Science Building, Merriman Street, 7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa.
authors.forename: James Richard
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.affiliation: Stellenbosch University, Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Department of Genetics, Natural Science Building, Merriman Street, 7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa. Electronic address: kossmann@sun.ac.za.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kossmann
mesh_terms: D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D018087:Plastids / Q000378:metabolism; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013213:Starch