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Importance of malto-oligosaccharides in the synthesis of starch
Reference
D08036
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Alison Smith
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Cathie Martin
Institution
John Innes Centre
Department
Metabolic Biology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
167,572
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
03/11/1997
End date
03/11/2000
Duration
36 months
Abstract
We propose to exploit our recent discovery that maltooligosaccharides (Mos) are required for the synthesis of the amylose component of starch. First, the Mos content of potato tubers will be lowered by expression of a yeast alpha -glucosidase. This is expected to result in a low-amylose starch, in which the isoform of starch synthase normally responsible for amylose synthesis (GBSSI) instead elongates amylopectin chains. The functional properties of this starch are predicted to be intermediate between those of wild-type and waxy starches. Second, the nature of the effect of Mos on GBSSI will be elucidated, and the location of GBSSI within starch granules will be defined. The project will deliver new, basic knowledge about the determination of starch structure and functionality, and novel starches which are likely to be of direct commercial value.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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