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BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
卷 36, 期 4, 页码 954-967出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.02.015
关键词
Amylopectin; Amylose; Biotechnology; Metabolism; Seed; Starch synthesis; Sucrose transport; Wheat
资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Wheat is one of the most important crops globally, and its grain is mainly used for human food, accounting for 20% of the total dietary calories. It is also used as animal feed and as a raw material for a variety of non-food and non-feed industrial products such as a feedstock for the production of bioethanol. Starch is the major constituent of a wheat grain, as a result, it is considered as a critical determinant of wheat yield and quality. The amount and composition of starch deposited in wheat grains is controlled primarily by sucrose transport from source tissues to the grain and its conversion to starch. Therefore, elucidation of the molecular mechanisms regulating these physiological processes provides important opportunities to improve wheat starch yield and quality through biotechnological approaches. This review comprehensively discusses the current understanding of the molecular aspects of sucrose transport and sucrose-to-starch metabolism in wheat grains. It also highlights the advances and prospects of starch biotechnology in wheat.
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