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Liu X, Gilbert RG. Normal and abnormal glycogen structure - A review. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 338:122195. [PMID: 38763710 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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Glycogen, a complex branched glucose polymer, is found in animals and bacteria, where it serves as an energy storage molecule. It has linear (1 → 4)-α glycosidic bonds between anhydroglucose monomer units, with branch points connected by (1 → 6)-α bonds. Individual glycogen molecules are referred to as β particles. In organs like the liver and heart, these β particles can bind into larger aggregate α particles, which exhibit a rosette-like morphology. The mechanisms and bonding underlying the aggregation process are not fully understood. For example, mammalian liver glycogen has been observed to be molecularly fragile under certain conditions, such as glycogen from diabetic livers fragmenting when exposed to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), while glycogen from healthy livers is much less fragile; this indicates some difference, as yet unknown, in the bonding between β particles in healthy and diabetic glycogen. This fragility may have implications for blood sugar regulation, especially in pathological conditions such as diabetes.
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- Xin Liu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Centre for Nutrition & Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovations (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Centre for Nutrition & Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovations (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Chen S, Bouchibti Y, Xie Y, Chen Y, Chang V, Lebrilla CB. Analysis of Cell Glycogen with Quantitation and Determination of Branching Using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2023; 95:12884-12892. [PMID: 37584460 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Glycogen is a highly branched biomacromolecule that functions as a glucose buffer. It is involved in multiple diseases such as glycogen storage disorders, diabetes, and even liver cancer, where the imbalance between biosynthetic and catabolic enzymes results in structural alterations and abnormal accumulation of glycogen that can be toxic to cells. Accurate and sensitive glycogen quantification and structural determination are prerequisites for understanding the phenotypes and biological functions of glycogen under these conditions. In this research, we furthered cell glycogen characterization by presenting a highly sensitive method to measure the glycogen content and degree of branching. The method employed a novel fructose density gradient as an alternative to the traditional sucrose gradient to fractionate glycogen from cell mixtures using ultracentrifugation. Fructose was used to avoid the large glucose background, allowing the method to be highly quantitative. The glycogen content was determined by quantifying 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone (PMP)-derivatized glucose residues obtained from acid-hydrolyzed glycogen using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography/triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UHPLC/QqQ-MS). The degree of branching was determined through linkage analysis where the glycogen underwent permethylation, hydrolysis, PMP derivatization, and UHPLC/QqQ-MS analysis. The new approach was used to study the effect of insulin on the glycogen phenotypes of human hepatocellular carcinoma (Hep G2) cells. We observed that cells produced greater amounts of glycogen with less branching under increasing insulin levels before reaching the cell's insulin-resistant state, where the trend reversed and the cells produced less but higher-branched glycogen. The advantage of this method lies in its high sensitivity in characterizing both the glycogen level and the structure of biological samples.
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- Siyu Chen
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Nakamura Y. A model for the reproduction of amylopectin cluster by coordinated actions of starch branching enzyme isoforms. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023:10.1007/s11103-023-01352-6. [PMID: 37294528 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-023-01352-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Amylopectin is a highly branched glucan which accounts for approximately 65-85% of starch in most plant tissues. It is crucially important to understand the biosynthetic process of this glucan in regulating the structure and functional properties of starch granules. Currently, the most accepted ideas of structural feature and biosynthesis of amylopectin are that amylopectin is composed of a branched element called "cluster" and that the essential process of amylopectin biosynthesis is to reproduce a new cluster from the existing cluster. The present paper proposes a model explaining the whole process of amylopectin biosynthesis as to how the new cluster is reproduced by concerted actions of multiple isoforms of starch biosynthetic enzymes, particularly by combinations of distinct roles of starch branching enzyme (BE) isoforms. This model proposes for the first time the molecular mechanism as to how the formation of a new cluster is initiated, and the reason why BEI can play a major role in this step. This is because BEI has a rather broad chain-length preference compared to BEIIb, because a low preference of BEI for the substrate chain-length is advantageous for branching a couple of elongated chains that are not synchronously formed and thus these chains having varied lengths could be safely attacked by this isoform. On the contrary, it is unlikely that BEIIb is involved in this reaction because it can react to only short chains having degree of polymerization of 12-14. BEIIa is possibly able to complement the role of BEI to some extent, because BEIIa can attack basically short chains but its chain-length preference is lower compared with BEIIb. The model implies that the first branches mainly formed by BEI to construct the amorphous lamellae whereas the second branches predominantly formed by BEIIb are located mainly in the crystalline lamellae. This paper provides new insights into the roles of BEI, BEIIb, and BEIIa in amylopectin biosynthesis in cereal endosperm.
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- Yasunori Nakamura
- Starch Technologies Co., Ltd, Akita Prefectural University, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, Akita-City, Akita, 010-0195, Japan.
- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, Akita-City, Akita, 010-0195, Japan.
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Zhu J, Bai Y, Gilbert RG. Effects of the Molecular Structure of Starch in Foods on Human Health. Foods 2023; 12:foods12112263. [PMID: 37297507 DOI: 10.3390/foods12112263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Starch provides approximately half of humans' food energy, and its structural features influence human health. The most important structural feature is the chain length distribution (CLD), which affects properties such as the digestibility of starch-containing foods. The rate of digestion of such foods has a strong correlation with the prevalence and treatment of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. Starch CLDs can be divided into multiple regions of degrees of polymerization, wherein the CLD in a given region is predominantly, but not exclusively, formed by a particular set of starch biosynthesis enzymes: starch synthases, starch branching enzymes and debranching enzymes. Biosynthesis-based models have been developed relating the ratios of the various enzyme activities in each set to the CLD component produced by that set. Fitting the observed CLDs to these models yields a small number of biosynthesis-related parameters, which, taken together, describe the entire CLD. This review highlights how CLDs can be measured and how the model-based parameters obtained from fitting these distributions are related to the properties of starch-based foods significant for health, and it considers how this knowledge could be used to develop plant varieties to provide foods with improved properties.
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- Jihui Zhu
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Li J, Liang Y, He Z, An L, Liu Y, Zhong M, Hu Z. Tamlana laminarinivorans sp. nov. and Tamlana sargassicola sp. nov., two novel species isolated from Sargassum, show genomic and physiological adaptations for a Sargassum-associated lifestyle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 36884369 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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The genus Tamlana from the Bacteroidota currently includes six validated species. Two strains designated PT2-4T and 62-3T were isolated from Sargassum abundant at the Pingtan island coast in the Fujian Province of China. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that the closest described relative of strains PT2-4T and 62-3T is Tamlana sedimentorum JCM 19808T with 98.40 and 97.98% sequence similarity, respectively. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity between strain PT2-4T and strain 62-3T was 98.68 %. Furthermore, the highest average nucleotide identity values were 87.34 and 88.97 % for strains PT2-4T and 62-3T, respectively. The highest DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) value of strain PT2-4T was 35.2 % with strain 62-3T, while the DDH value of strain 62-3T was 37.7 % with T. sedimentorum JCM 19808T. Growth of strains PT2-4T and 62-3T occurs at 15-40 °C (optimum, 30 °C) with 0-4 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 0-1 %). Strains PT2-4T and 62-3T can grow from pH 5.0 to 10.0 (optimum, pH 7.0). The major fatty acids of strains PT2-4T and 62-3T are iso-C15 : 0 and iso G-C15 : 1. MK-6 is the sole respiratory quinone. Genomic and physiological analyses of strains PT2-4T and 62-3T showed corresponding adaptive features. Significant adaptation to the growth environment of macroalgae includes the degradation of brown algae-derived diverse polysaccharides (alginate, laminarin and fucoidan). Notably, strain PT2-4T can utilize laminarin, fucoidan and alginate via specific carbohydrate-active enzymes encoded in polysaccharide utilization loci, rarely described for the genus Tamlana to date. Based on their distinct physiological characteristics and the traits of utilizing polysaccharides from Sargassum, strains PT2-4T and 62-3T are suggested to be classified into two novel species, Tamlana laminarinivorans sp. nov. and Tamlana sargassicola sp. nov. (type strain PT2-4T=MCCC 1K04427T=KCTC 92183T and type strain 62-3T=MCCC 1K04421T=KCTC 92182T).
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- Jin Li
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, PR China
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, PR China
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, PR China
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, PR China
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, PR China
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, PR China
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, PR China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 511458, PR China
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Garber JM, Fordwour OB, Zandberg WF. A Rapid Protocol for Preparing 8-Aminopyrene-1,3,6-Trisulfonate-Labeled Glycans for Capillary Electrophoresis-Based Enzyme Assays. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2657:223-239. [PMID: 37149535 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3151-5_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Purified glycan standards are required for glycan arrays, characterizing substrate specificities of glycan-active enzymes, and to serve as retention-time or mobility standards for various separation techniques. This chapter describes a method for the rapid separation, and subsequent desalting, of glycans labeled with the highly fluorescent fluorophore 8-aminopyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonate (APTS). By using fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (FACE) on polyacrylamide gels, a technique amenable to equipment readily available in most molecular biology laboratories, many APTS-labeled glycans can be simultaneously resolved. Excising specific gel bands containing the desired APTS-labeled glycans, followed by glycan elution from the gel by simple diffusion and subsequent solid-phase extraction (SPE)-based desalting, affords a single glycan species free of excess labeling reagents and buffer components. The described protocol also offers a simple, rapid method for the simultaneous removal of excess APTS and unlabeled glycan material from reaction mixtures. This chapter describes a FACE/SPE procedure ideal for preparing glycans for capillary electrophoresis (CE)-based enzyme assays, as well as for the purification of rare, commercially unavailable glycans from tissue culture samples.
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- Jolene M Garber
- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada.
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Kang X, Zhu W, Xu T, Sui J, Gao W, Liu Z, Jing H, Cui B, Qiao X, Abd El-Aty AM. Characterization of starch structures isolated from the grains of waxy, sweet, and hybrid sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). Front Nutr 2022; 9:1052285. [PMID: 36583213 PMCID: PMC9792479 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1052285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In this study, starches were isolated from inbred (sweet and waxy) and hybrid (sweet and waxy) sorghum grains. Structural and property differences between (inbred and hybrid) sweet and waxy sorghum starches were evaluated and discussed. The intermediate fraction and amylose content present in hybrid sweet starch were lower than those in inbred sweet starch, while the opposite trend occurred with waxy starch. Furthermore, there was a higher A chain (30.93-35.73% waxy, 13.73-31.81% sweet) and lower B2 + B3 chain (18.04-16.56% waxy, 24.07-17.43% sweet) of amylopectin in hybrid sorghum starch. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared reflection measurements affirm the relative crystalline and ordered structures of both varieties as follows: inbred waxy > hybrid waxy > hybrid sweet > inbred sweet. Small angle X-ray scattering and 13C CP/MAS nuclear magnetic resonance proved that the amylopectin content of waxy starch was positively correlated with lamellar ordering. In contrast, an opposite trend was observed in sweet sorghum starch due to its long B2 + B3 chain content. Furthermore, the relationship between starch granule structure and function was also concluded. These findings could provide a basic theory for the accurate application of existing sorghum varieties precisely.
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- Xuemin Kang
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China,State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China,School of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China,School of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China,School of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China,State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China,School of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China,*Correspondence: Bo Cui,
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China,Xuguang Qiao,
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China,Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt,Department of Medical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey,A. M. Abd El-Aty,
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The Effects of Starch Molecular Fine Structure on Thermal and Digestion Properties of Rice Starch. Foods 2022; 11:foods11244012. [PMID: 36553754 PMCID: PMC9778140 DOI: 10.3390/foods11244012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Whole white rice is a major staple food for human consumption, with its starch digestion rate and location in the gastrointestinal tract having a critical role for human health. Starch has a multi-scale structure, which undergoes order-disorder transitions during rice cooking, and this structure is a major determinant of its digestibility. The length distributions of amylose and amylopectin chains are important determinants of rice starch gelatinization properties. Starch chain-length and molecular-size distributions are important determinants of nucleation and crystal growth rates, as well as of intra- and intermolecular interactions during retrogradation. A number of first-order kinetics models have been developed to fit starch digestograms, producing new information on the structural basis for starch digestive characteristics of cooked whole rice. Different starch digestible fractions with distinct digestion patterns have been found for the digestion of rice starch in fully gelatinized and retrograded states, the digestion kinetics of which are largely determined by starch fine molecular structures. Current insights and future directions to better understand digestibility of starch in whole cooked rice are summarized, pointing to ways of developing whole rice into a healthier food by way of having slower starch digestibility.
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Zhu D, Li M, Fang C, Yu J, Zhu Z, Yu Y, Shao Y. Effects of storage on the starch fine structure and physicochemical properties of different rice variety types. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 300:120273. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wang Y, Kansou K, Pritchard J, Zwart AB, Saulnier L, Ral JP. Beyond amylose content, selecting starch traits impacting in vitro α-amylase degradability in a wheat MAGIC population. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 291:119652. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Li J, Liang Y, He Z, Zhong M, Hu Z. Mutation of conserved residues in the laminarinase Lam1092 increases the antioxidant activity of the laminarin product hydrolysates. Enzyme Microb Technol 2022; 162:110135. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2022.110135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Alsamadany H, Ahmed Z, Alzahrani Y. Determinants of resistant starch accumulation in wheat endosperm. Saudi J Biol Sci 2022; 29:103310. [PMID: 36313385 PMCID: PMC9614566 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.103310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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A part of the big three cereal crops in the world, wheat has become a major constituent of the everyday food chain and is grown at a massive scale to meet global demands. This makes it an important crop from an economic as well as food security perspective. Selection of high-quality cultivars and consistent trait enhancement for such cultivars is crucial, and in light of new challenges from climate change, this has become an absolute necessity of time. In this regard, we conducted a detailed qualitative and quantitative trait analysis for multiple commercially viable varieties of wheat, and corresponding results were subjected to a series of critical statistical analyses. Final results have shown that five cultivars including Uqaab-2000, Faisalabad- 85, Anmol-19, NARC-2009, and Pirsabak-2004 depicts higher levels of various essential qualitative and quantitative traits (including Starch content, grain weight, RS content, Protein content, etc.) and are most viable varieties for further growth and trait enhancements to meet regional and global food challenges.
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Utsumi Y, Utsumi C, Tanaka M, Takahashi S, Okamoto Y, Ono M, Nakamura Y, Seki M. Suppressed expression of starch branching enzyme 1 and 2 increases resistant starch and amylose content and modifies amylopectin structure in cassava. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 108:413-427. [PMID: 34767147 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-021-01209-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Suppression of starch branching enzymes 1 and 2 in cassava leads to increased resistant starch content through the production of high-amylose and modification of the amylopectin structure. Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a starchy root crop used for human consumption as a staple food and industrial applications. Starch is synthesized by various isoforms of several enzymes. However, the function of starch branching enzymes (SBEs) in starch biosynthesis and mechanisms of starch regulation in cassava have not been understood well. In this study, we aimed to suppress the expression of SBEs in cassava to generate starches with a range of distinct properties, in addition to verifying the functional characteristics of the SBEs. One SBE1, two SBE2, and one SBE3 genes were classified by phylogenetic analysis and amino acid alignment. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR revealed tissue-specific expression of SBE genes in the tuberous roots and leaves of cassava. We introduced RNAi constructs containing fragments of SBE1, SBE2, or both genes into cassava by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, and assessed enzymatic activity of SBE using tuberous roots and leaves from these transgenic plants. Simultaneous suppression of SBE1 and SBE2 rendered an extreme starch phenotype compared to suppression of SBE2 alone. Degree of polymerization of 6-13 chains in amylopectin was markedly reduced by suppression of both SBE1 and SBE2 in comparison to the SBE2 suppression; however, no change in chain-length profiles was observed in the SBE1 suppression alone. The role of SBE1 and SBE2 may have functional overlap in the storage tissue of cassava. Simultaneous suppression of SBE1 and SBE2 resulted in highly resistant starch with increased apparent amylose content compared to suppression of SBE2 alone. This study provides valuable information for understanding starch biosynthesis and suggests targets for altering starch quality.
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- Yoshinori Utsumi
- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7- 22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7- 22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7- 22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7- 22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7- 22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, 241-438 Kaidobata-nishi, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, Akita, 010-0195, Japan
- Akita Natural Science Laboratory, 25-44 Oiwake-Nishi, Tennoh, Katagami, Akita, 010-0101, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, 241-438 Kaidobata-nishi, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, Akita, 010-0195, Japan
- Akita Natural Science Laboratory, 25-44 Oiwake-Nishi, Tennoh, Katagami, Akita, 010-0101, Japan
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- Plant Genomic Network Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7- 22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
- Plant Epigenome Regulation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, 641-12 Maioka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 244-0813, Japan.
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Nakamura Y, Kubo A, Ono M, Yashiro K, Matsuba G, Wang Y, Matsubara A, Mizutani G, Matsuki J, Kainuma K. Changes in fine structure of amylopectin and internal structures of starch granules in developing endosperms and culms caused by starch branching enzyme mutations of japonica rice. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 108:481-496. [PMID: 35099666 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-021-01237-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BEIIb plays a specific role in determining the structure of amylopectin in rice endosperm, whereas BEIIa plays the similar role in the culm where BEIIb is absent. Cereals have three types of starch branching enzymes (BEs), BEI, BEIIa, and BEIIb. It is widely known that BEIIb is specifically expressed in the endosperm and plays a distinct role in the structure of amylopectin because in its absence the amylopectin type changes to the amylose-extender-type (ae-type) or B-type from the wild-type or A-type and this causes the starch crystalline allomorph to the B-type from the wild-type A-type. This study aimed to clarify the role of BEIIa in the culm where BEIIb is not expressed, by using a be2a mutant in comparison with results with be2b and be1 mutants. The results showed that the amylopectin structure exhibited the B-type in the be2a culm compared with the A-type in the wild-type culm. The starch granules from the be2a culm also showed the B-type like allomorph when examined by X-ray diffraction analysis and optical sum frequency generation spectroscopy. Both amylopectin chain-length profile and starch crystalline properties were found to be the A-type at the very early stage of endosperm development at 4-6 days after pollination (DAP) even in the be2b mutant. All these results support a view that in the culm as well as in the endosperm at 4-6 DAP, BEIIa can play the role of BEIIb which has been well documented in maturing endosperm. The possible mechanism as to how BEIIa can play its role is discussed.
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- Yasunori Nakamura
- Starch Technologies, Co., Ltd., Akita Prefectural University, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, Akita-City, Akita, 010-0195, Japan.
- Akita Natural Science Laboratory, 25-44 Oiwake-Nishi, Tennoh, Katagami, Akita, 010-0101, Japan.
- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, Akita-City, Akita, 010-0195, Japan.
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- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, Akita-City, Akita, 010-0195, Japan
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- Starch Technologies, Co., Ltd., Akita Prefectural University, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, Akita-City, Akita, 010-0195, Japan
- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, Akita-City, Akita, 010-0195, Japan
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- Graduate School of Organic Materials Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Organic Materials Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992-8510, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa, 923-1292, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa, 923-1292, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa, 923-1292, Japan
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- Food Research Institute, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8642, Japan
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- Science Academy of Tsukuba, 2-20-3 Takezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0032, Japan
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Nakamura Y, Kainuma K. On the cluster structure of amylopectin. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 108:291-306. [PMID: 34599732 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-021-01183-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Two opposing models for the amylopectin structure are historically and comprehensively reviewed, which leads us to a better understanding of the specific fine structure of amylopectin. Amylopectin is a highly branched glucan which accounts for approximately 65-85 of starch in most plant tissues. However, its fine structure is still not fully understood due to the limitations of current methodologies. Since the 1940 s, many scientists have attempted to elucidate the distinct structure of amylopectin. One of the most accepted concepts is that amylopectin has a structural element known as "cluster", in which neighboring side chains with a degree of polymerization of ≥ 10 in the region of their non-branched segments form double helices. The double helical structures are arranged in inter- and intra-clusters and are the origin of the distinct physicochemical and crystalline properties of starch granules. Several models of the cluster structure have been proposed by starch scientists worldwide during the progress of analytical methods, whereas no direct evidence so far has been provided. Recently, Bertoft and colleagues proposed a new model designated as "the building block and backbone (BB) model". The BB model sharply contrasts with the cluster model in that the structural element for the BB model is the building block, and that long chains are separately synthesized and positioned from short chains constituting the building block. In the present paper, we conduct the historical review of the cluster concept detailing how and when the concept was established based on experimental results by many scientists. Then, differences between the two opposing concepts are explained and both models are critically discussed, particularly from the point of view of the biochemical regulation of amylopectin biosynthesis.
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- Yasunori Nakamura
- Starch Technologies, Co., Ltd, Akita Prefectural University, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, Akita-city, Akita, 010-0195, Japan.
- Akita Natural Science Laboratory, 25-44 Oiwake-Nishi, Tennoh, Katagami, Akita, 010-0101, Japan.
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- Science Academy of Tsukuba, 2-20-3 Takezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0032, Japan
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Guo Z, Wei Y, Zhang Y, Xu Y, Zheng L, Zhu B, Yao Z. Carrageenan oligosaccharides: A comprehensive review of preparation, isolation, purification, structure, biological activities and applications. ALGAL RES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Xu H, Zhou J, Liu X, Yu J, Copeland L, Wang S. Methods for characterizing the structure of starch in relation to its applications: a comprehensive review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021:1-18. [PMID: 34847797 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.2007843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Starch is a major part of the human diet and an important material for industrial utilization. The structure of starch granules is the subject of intensive research because it determines functionality, and hence suitability for specific applications. Starch granules are made up of a hierarchy of complex structural elements, from lamellae and amorphous regions to blocklets, growth rings and granules, which increase in scale from nanometers to microns. The complexity of these native structures changes with the processing of starch-rich ingredients into foods and other products. This review aims to provide a comprehensive review of analytical methods developed to characterize structure of starch granules, and their applications in analyzing the changes in starch structure as a result of processing, with particular consideration of the poorly understood short-range ordered structures in amorphous regions of granules.
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- Hanbin Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China.,College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China.,College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Sydney Institute of Agriculture, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China.,College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, China
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Wu ZL, Ertelt JM. Fluorescent glycan fingerprinting of SARS2 spike proteins. Sci Rep 2021; 11:20428. [PMID: 34650101 PMCID: PMC8516889 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98919-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Glycosylation is the most common post-translational modification and has myriad of biological functions. However, glycan analysis has always been a challenge. Here, we would like to present new techniques for glycan fingerprinting based on enzymatic fluorescent labeling and gel electrophoresis. The method is illustrated on SARS2 spike (S) glycoproteins. SARS2, a novel coronavirus and the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, has had significant social and economic impacts since the end of 2019. To obtain the N-glycan fingerprint of an S protein, glycans released from the protein are first labeled through enzymatic incorporation of fluorophore-conjugated sialic acid or fucose, then separated by SDS-PAGE, and finally visualized with a fluorescent imager. To identify the labeled glycans of a fingerprint, glycan standards and glycan ladders are enzymatically generated and run alongside the samples as references. By comparing the mobility of a labeled glycan to that of a glycan standard, the identity of glycans maybe determined. O-glycans can also be fingerprinted. Due to the lack of an enzyme for broad O-glycan release, O-glycans on the S protein can be labeled with fluorescent sialic acid and digested with trypsin to obtain labeled glycan peptides that are then separated by gel electrophoresis. Glycan fingerprinting could serve as a quick method for globally assessing the glycosylation of a specific glycoprotein.
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- Zhengliang L Wu
- Bio-techne, R&D Systems, Inc., 614 McKinley Place N.E., Minneapolis, MN, 55413, USA.
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- Bio-techne, R&D Systems, Inc., 614 McKinley Place N.E., Minneapolis, MN, 55413, USA
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Zhang Q, Pritchard J, Mieog J, Byrne K, Colgrave ML, Wang J, Ral JF. Overexpression of a wheat α-amylase type 2 impact on starch metabolism and abscisic acid sensitivity during grain germination. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 108:378-393. [PMID: 34312931 PMCID: PMC9290991 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Despite being of vital importance for seed establishment and grain quality, starch degradation remains poorly understood in organs such as cereal or legume seeds. In cereals, starch degradation requires the synergetic action of different isoforms of α-amylases. Ubiquitous overexpression of TaAmy2 resulted in a 2.0-437.6-fold increase of total α-amylase activity in developing leaf and harvested grains. These increases led to dramatic alterations of starch visco-properties and augmentation of soluble carbohydrate levels (mainly sucrose and α-gluco-oligosaccharide) in grain. Interestingly, the overexpression of TaAMY2 led to an absence of dormancy in ripened grain due to abscisic acid (ABA) insensitivity. Using an allosteric α-amylase inhibitor (acarbose), we demonstrated that ABA insensitivity was due to the increased soluble carbohydrate generated by the α-amylase excess. Independent from the TaAMY2 overexpression, inhibition of α-amylase during germination led to the accumulation of soluble α-gluco-oligosaccharides without affecting the first stage of germination. These findings support the hypotheses that (i) endosperm sugar may overcome ABA signalling and promote sprouting, and (ii) α-amylase may not be required for the initial stage of grain germination, an observation that questions the function of the amylolytic enzyme in the starch degradation process during germination.
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- Qin Zhang
- Agriculture and foodCSIRO Agriculture and FoodCanberraACT2601Australia
- Triticeae Research InstituteSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduSichuan611130China
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- Agriculture and foodCSIRO Agriculture and FoodCanberraACT2601Australia
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- Agriculture and foodCSIRO Agriculture and FoodCanberraACT2601Australia
- Present address:
Plant ScienceSouthern Cross UniversityLismoreACTAustralia
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- Agriculture and foodCSIRO Agriculture and FoodCanberraACT2601Australia
- CSIRO Agriculture and FoodSt. LuciaQLD4067Australia
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- Agriculture and foodCSIRO Agriculture and FoodCanberraACT2601Australia
- CSIRO Agriculture and FoodSt. LuciaQLD4067Australia
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- Triticeae Research InstituteSichuan Agricultural UniversityChengduSichuan611130China
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Hlalukana N, Magengelele M, Malgas S, Pletschke BI. Enzymatic Conversion of Mannan-Rich Plant Waste Biomass into Prebiotic Mannooligosaccharides. Foods 2021; 10:2010. [PMID: 34574120 PMCID: PMC8468410 DOI: 10.3390/foods10092010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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A growing demand in novel food products for well-being and preventative medicine has attracted global attention on nutraceutical prebiotics. Various plant agro-processes produce large amounts of residual biomass considered "wastes", which can potentially be used to produce nutraceutical prebiotics, such as manno-oligosaccharides (MOS). MOS can be produced from the degradation of mannan. Mannan has a main backbone consisting of β-1,4-linked mannose residues (which may be interspersed by glucose residues) with galactose substituents. Endo-β-1,4-mannanases cleave the mannan backbone at cleavage sites determined by the substitution pattern and thus give rise to different MOS products. These MOS products serve as prebiotics to stimulate various types of intestinal bacteria and cause them to produce fermentation products in different parts of the gastrointestinal tract which benefit the host. This article reviews recent advances in understanding the exploitation of plant residual biomass via the enzymatic production and characterization of MOS, and the influence of MOS on beneficial gut microbiota and their biological effects (i.e., immune modulation and lipidemic effects) as observed on human and animal health.
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- Enzyme Science Programme (ESP), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, Makhanda 6140, Eastern Cape, South Africa; (N.H.); (M.M.); (B.I.P.)
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Nishimura M, Kobayashi A, Morita R, Idesawa Y, Sakuma Y, Otosaka I, Tomita K. A novel mutant with triple the dietary fiber content in white rice. BREEDING SCIENCE 2021; 71:390-395. [PMID: 34776746 PMCID: PMC8573552 DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.20140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Dietary fiber has high functional value in relation to gut flora. We searched for a high-lysine mutant of the most popular rice cultivar in Japan, 'Koshihikari', as a route to a higher dietary fiber content like a success case in new barley cultivar, 'Beau-fiber'. We found several promising high-lysine mutants with high dietary fiber content. One of these, 'WFE5', has three times the dietary fiber content in white rice. Two rounds of backcrossing to Koshihikari produced a near-isogenic line with a high fiber content. The line's agronomic traits were close to those of Koshihikari except for yield and eating quality. As these two traits are critical, we discuss how to improve them.
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- Minoru Nishimura
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
- Corresponding author (e-mail: )
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- Fukui Agricultural Experiment Station, Fukui 918-8215, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Fukui Agricultural Experiment Station, Fukui 918-8215, Japan
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Luo J, Liu L, Konik-Rose C, Tian L, Singh S, Howitt CA, Li Z, Liu Q. Down-Regulation of FAD2-1 Gene Expression Alters Lysophospholipid Composition in the Endosperm of Rice Grain and Influences Starch Properties. Foods 2021; 10:foods10061169. [PMID: 34071051 PMCID: PMC8224701 DOI: 10.3390/foods10061169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Small quantities of lipids accumulate in the white rice grains. These are grouped into non-starch lipid and starch lipid fractions that affect starch properties through association with starch. Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) and lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE) are two major lipid classes in the two fractions. Using high-oleic rice grains, we investigated the fatty-acid composition in flour and starch by LC-MS and evaluated its impact on starch properties. In the wild-type grain, nearly 50% of fatty acids in LPC and LPE were palmitic acid (C16:0), over 20% linoleic acid (C18:2) and less than 10% oleic acid (C18:1). In the high-oleic rice grain, C18:1 increased at the expense of C18:2 and C16:0. The compositional changes in starch lipids suggest that LPC and LPE are transported to an amyloplast with an origin from endoplasmic reticulum-derived PC and PE during endosperm development. The high-dissociation temperature of the amylose-lipid complex (ALC) and restricted starch swelling power in the high-oleic rice starch indicates that the stability of the ALC involving C18:1 is higher than that of C18:2 and C16:0. This study provides insight into the lipid deposition and starch properties of rice grains with optimized fatty-acid composition.
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- Jixun Luo
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture & Food, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia; (C.K.-R.); (L.T.); (S.S.); (C.A.H.); (Z.L.); (Q.L.)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Precision Health Future Science Platform, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
- Correspondence:
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- Southern Cross Plant Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia;
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture & Food, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia; (C.K.-R.); (L.T.); (S.S.); (C.A.H.); (Z.L.); (Q.L.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture & Food, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia; (C.K.-R.); (L.T.); (S.S.); (C.A.H.); (Z.L.); (Q.L.)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Precision Health Future Science Platform, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture & Food, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia; (C.K.-R.); (L.T.); (S.S.); (C.A.H.); (Z.L.); (Q.L.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture & Food, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia; (C.K.-R.); (L.T.); (S.S.); (C.A.H.); (Z.L.); (Q.L.)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Precision Health Future Science Platform, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture & Food, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia; (C.K.-R.); (L.T.); (S.S.); (C.A.H.); (Z.L.); (Q.L.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Agriculture & Food, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia; (C.K.-R.); (L.T.); (S.S.); (C.A.H.); (Z.L.); (Q.L.)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Precision Health Future Science Platform, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
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Shi X, Ding Y, Wan J, Liu C, Prakash S, Xia X. Effect of Annealing on Structural, Physicochemical, and In Vitro Digestive Properties of Starch from
Castanopsis sclerophylla. STARCH-STARKE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/star.202100005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Xiaofei Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Nanchang University Nanchang Jiangxi 330047 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Nanchang University Nanchang Jiangxi 330047 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Nanchang University Nanchang Jiangxi 330047 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Nanchang University Nanchang Jiangxi 330047 China
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences The University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland 4072 Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology Nanchang University Nanchang Jiangxi 330047 China
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Li J, Jiao G, Sun Y, Chen J, Zhong Y, Yan L, Jiang D, Ma Y, Xia L. Modification of starch composition, structure and properties through editing of TaSBEIIa in both winter and spring wheat varieties by CRISPR/Cas9. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2021; 19:937-951. [PMID: 33236499 PMCID: PMC8131058 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Foods high in amylose content and resistant starch (RS) offer great potential to improve human health and lower the risk of serious noninfectious diseases. Common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major staple food crop globally. However, the RS contents in the grains of modern wheat varieties are low. Here, we report the generation of high-amylose wheat through targeted mutagenesis of TaSBEIIa in a modern winter wheat cv Zhengmai 7698 (ZM) and a spring wheat cv Bobwhite by CRISPR/Cas9, respectively. We generated a series of transgene-free mutant lines either with partial or triple-null TasbeIIa alleles in ZM and Bobwhite, respectively. Analyses of starch composition, structure and properties revealed that the effects of partial or triple-null alleles were dosage dependent with triple-null lines demonstrated more profound impacts on starch composition, fine structures of amylopectin and physiochemical and nutritional properties. The flours of triple-null lines possessed significantly increased amylose, RS, protein and soluble pentosan contents which benefit human health. Baking quality analyses indicated that the high-amylose flours may be used as additives or for making cookies. Collectively, we successfully modified the starch composition, structure and properties through targeted mutagenesis of TaSBEIIa by CRISPR/Cas9 in both winter and spring wheat varieties and generated transgene-free high-amylose wheat. Our finding provides deep insights on the role of TaSBEIIa in determining starch composition, structure, properties and end-use quality in different genetic backgrounds and improving RS content with multiple breeding and end-use applications in cereal crop species through genome editing for health benefits.
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- Jingying Li
- Institute of Crop Sciences (ICS)Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)BeijingChina
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- China National Rice Research InstituteHangzhouChina
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- Institute of Crop Sciences (ICS)Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)BeijingChina
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- Institute of Crop Sciences (ICS)Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)BeijingChina
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- National Technology Innovation Center for Regional Wheat ProductionMinistry of Chinese Agriculture and Rural AffairsNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- Institute of Crop Sciences (ICS)Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)BeijingChina
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- National Technology Innovation Center for Regional Wheat ProductionMinistry of Chinese Agriculture and Rural AffairsNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- Institute of Crop Sciences (ICS)Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)BeijingChina
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- Institute of Crop Sciences (ICS)Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)BeijingChina
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Zhu J, Zhang CQ, Xu J, Gilbert RG, Liu Q. Identification of Structure-Controlling Rice Biosynthesis Enzymes. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:2148-2159. [PMID: 33914519 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The main enzymes controlling the chain-length distributions (CLDs) of starches are starch synthases (SSs), starch branching enzymes (SBEs), and debranching enzymes (DBEs), which have various isoforms, denoted as SSI, SSII-1, etc. Different isozymes dominate the CLD in different ranges of degrees of polymerization (DPs). Models have been developed for the CLDs in terms of the activities of isoforms of these enzymes, in terms of two parameters: βi, which is the ratio of the activity of SBE to that of SS in set i, and hi, which is the relative activity of SS in that set. These provide good fits to data but without specifying which isozymes are in set i. Here, CLDs for amylopectin and amylose synthesis in rice endosperm are explored. Molecular weight distributions of the different chains formed in 87 rice varieties were obtained using size-exclusion chromatography following enzymatic debranching (converting a complex branched macromolecule to linear polymers), and fitted by the biosynthesis-based models. The mutants of each isoform among tested rice varieties were identified by amino-acid mutations in coding sequences based on the extraction and analysis of whole gene sequences. The significant differences between mutant groups of different isoforms indicate that SSI, SSII-3, SSIII-1, SSIII-2, and SBEI as well as GBSSI (an isozyme of granule-bound starch synthase) belong to the enzymes sets that control amylose biosynthesis. Further, GBSSI is in the enzyme sets that control amylopectin chains. This enables specification of all isozymes and the DP range, which they dominate, over the entire DP range. As the CLD controls many functional properties of rice, this can help breeders target and develop improved rice species.
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- Jihui Zhu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China.,Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops of Jiangsu, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 9 100081, China
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops of Jiangsu, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops of Jiangsu, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China
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Nakamura Y, Ono M, Hatta T, Kainuma K, Yashiro K, Matsuba G, Matsubara A, Miyazato A, Mizutani G. Effects of BEIIb-Deficiency on the Cluster Structure of Amylopectin and the Internal Structure of Starch Granules in Endosperm and Culm of Japonica-Type Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:571346. [PMID: 33312184 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.571346.ecollection] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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It is known that one of starch branching enzyme (BE) isoforms, BEIIb, plays a specific role not only in the synthesis of distinct amylopectin cluster structure, but also in the formation of the internal structure of starch granules in rice endosperm because in its absence the starch crystalline polymorph changes to the B-type from the typical A-type found in the wild-type (WT) cereal endosperm starch granules. In the present study, to examine the contribution of BEIIb to the amylopectin cluster structure, the chain-length distributions of amylopectin and its phosphorylase-limit dextrins (Φ-LD) from endosperm and culm of a null be2b mutant called amylose-extender (ae) mutant line, EM10, were compared with those of its WT cultivar, Kinmaze, of japonica rice. The results strongly suggest that BEIIb specifically formed new short chains whose branch points were localized in the basal part of the crystalline lamellae and presumably in the intermediate between the crystalline and amorphous lamellae of amylopectin clusters in the WT endosperm, whereas in its absence branch points which were mainly formed by BEI were only located in the amorphous lamellae of amylopectin. These differences in the cluster structure of amylopectin between Kinmaze and EM10 endosperm were considered to be responsible for the differences in the A-type and B-type crystalline structures of starch granules between Kinmaze and EM10, respectively. The changes in internal structure of starch granules caused by BEIIb were analyzed by wide angle X-ray diffraction, small-angle X-ray scattering, solid state 13C NMR, and optical sum frequency generation spectroscopy. It was noted that the size the amylopectin cluster in ae endosperm (approximately 8.24 nm) was significantly smaller than that in WT endosperm (approximately 8.81 nm). Based on the present results, we proposed a model for the cluster structure of amylopectin in WT and ae mutant of rice endosperm. We also hypothesized the role of BEIIa in amylopectin biosynthesis in culm where BEIIb was not expressed and instead BEIIa was the major BE component in WT of rice.
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- Yasunori Nakamura
- Starch Technologies, Co., Ltd., Akita Prefectural University, Akita, Japan
- Akita Natural Science Laboratory, Katagami, Japan
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- Akita Natural Science Laboratory, Katagami, Japan
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- Faculty of Risk and Crisis Management, Chiba Institute of Science, Choshi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Japan
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Luo J, Butardo VM, Yang Q, Konik-Rose C, Colgrave ML, Millar A, Jobling SA, Li Z. The impact of the indica rice SSIIa allele on the apparent high amylose starch from rice grain with downregulated japonica SBEIIb. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2020; 133:2961-2974. [PMID: 32651668 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03649-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Catalytically active indica SSIIa allele in high amylose rice with down-regulated japonica SBEIIb can increase starch content and modify the starch structure and properties without changing its amylose content. Rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes with inactive starch synthase IIa (SSIIa) with recessive variants of starch branching enzyme IIb (SBEIIb) exhibit a range of alterations in grain phenotype, starch granule morphology, starch granule bound proteins, starch structure, and functional properties. However, the interactions between the two enzymes have not been thoroughly investigated yet. We analysed recombinant rice lines having down-regulated SBEIIb expression (SBEIIbDR) with either indica or japonica type SSIIa (SSIIaind or SSIIajap). In SBEIIbDR rice starch granules, the increased abundance of two protein bands (SSI and SSIIa) was found with eight additional protein bands not generally associated with starch granules. The amount of SSIIa was higher in SSIIaindSBEIIbDR than SSIIajapSBEIIbDR, which indicated that indica type SSIIa, possibly in the monomer form, was extensively involved in starch biosynthesis in the SBEIIbDR endosperm. Furthermore, SSIIaindSBEIIbDR grains had higher total starch content and higher starch swelling power than SSIIajapSBEIIbDR lines, but the amylopectin gelatinization temperatures and enthalpy and the apparent amylose content remained similar. In summary, this work suggests that SSIIaind can partly compensate for the alteration of starch synthesis resulting from the SBEIIb down-regulation in japonica background without reducing its amylose content. The study provides insight into the starch structural and textural improvements of high amylose starch.
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- Jixun Luo
- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
- Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.
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Jaiswal S, Båga M, Chibbar RN. Brassinosteroid receptor mutation influences starch granule size distribution in barley grains. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2020; 154:369-378. [PMID: 32623092 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Brassinosteroids (BR) are plant-based steroids which influence several morphogenetic and developmental processes. A barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genotype Kinai Kyoshinkai-2 (KK-2) carrying the uzu mutation exhibited altered starch granule size distribution. Hybridizing KK-2 with a barley genotype CDC Kendall with bi-modal starch granules produced progeny lines (116, 144 and 168) with almost uni-modal starch granules. Bioassays correlated uzu mutation with defective BR perception. DNA sequence analysis of the BR receptor-1 (BRI-1) gene detected a single-nucleotide A > G substitution at the position 2612 in the kinase domain which resulted in the change of His (CAC) to Arg (CGC) at residue 857 in subdomain IV of the kinase domain of the respective polypeptide. The study focused on the development of barley grain, accumulation of starch and composition influenced by defective BR perception due to the mutation detected in KK-2 and three other barley-breeding lines (116, 144 and 168). Aberrant BRI-1 delayed grain development, amylose synthesis and starch accumulation in the endosperm. The barley breeding lines 116, 144 and 168 carrying the aberrant BRI-1, exhibited altered granule size distribution with significant shift in the diameter maxima, but insignificant differences in amylose concentration. The BRI-1 mutation also altered amylopectin fine structure in both B- and C- type small starch granules, resulting in an increased fraction of short A-type glucan chains (<10 DP) and decreased fraction of B2 chains (25-36 DP) in genotypes carrying the BRI-1 mutation. The results show the influence of BR on barley grain development, starch accumulation, granule size distribution and amylopectin structure.
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- Sarita Jaiswal
- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N5A8, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N5A8, Canada.
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Pfister B, Zeeman SC, Rugen MD, Field RA, Ebenhöh O, Raguin A. Theoretical and experimental approaches to understand the biosynthesis of starch granules in a physiological context. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2020; 145:55-70. [PMID: 31955343 PMCID: PMC7308250 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-019-00704-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Starch, a plant-derived insoluble carbohydrate composed of glucose polymers, is the principal carbohydrate in our diet and a valuable raw material for industry. The properties of starch depend on the arrangement of glucose units within the constituent polymers. However, key aspects of starch structure and the underlying biosynthetic processes are not well understood, limiting progress towards targeted improvement of our starch crops. In particular, the major component of starch, amylopectin, has a complex three-dimensional, branched architecture. This architecture stems from the combined actions of a multitude of enzymes, each having broad specificities that are difficult to capture experimentally. In this review, we reflect on experimental approaches and limitations to decipher the enzymes' specificities and explore possibilities for in silico simulations of these activities. We believe that the synergy between experimentation and simulation is needed for the correct interpretation of experimental data and holds the potential to greatly advance our understanding of the overall starch biosynthetic process. We furthermore propose that the formation of glucan secondary structures, concomitant with its synthesis, is a previously overlooked factor that directly affects amylopectin architecture through its impact on enzyme function.
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- Barbara Pfister
- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Quantitative and Theoretical Biology, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Biology, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Institute of Quantitative and Theoretical Biology, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Quantitative and Theoretical Biology, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Nakamura Y, Ono M, Suto M, Kawashima H. Analysis of malto-oligosaccharides and related metabolites in rice endosperm during development. PLANTA 2020; 251:110. [PMID: 32472177 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03401-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Linear glucans with degree of polymerization of up to 23 were detected in rice endosperm at the very early developmental stage of endosperm and considered to play an important role in the de novo synthesis of branched glucans. Little is known concerning the contribution of malto-oligosaccharides (MOS) and longer linear glucans to the starch biosynthesis in cereal endosperm. In the present study, the changes in the amount of major metabolic intermediates including MOS and linear glucans with a degree of polymerization (DP) of ≤ 9 and ≥ 10, respectively, in rice endosperm were measured during the development. Significant amounts of linear glucans of at least DP23 were present in the endosperm at 3 and 5 days after pollination (DAP), whereas most MOS of DP up to 8 were detected in the endosperm throughout the development up to 20 DAP. It was also found that a significant amount of simple sugars such as sucrose, glucose, and fructose, and organic acids such as malic acid, citric acid, and succinic acid were present in the developing endosperm. Although the levels of metabolites are not directly related to the extent of the metabolic flux, the present results suggest that MOS and linear glucans as well as these sugars and organic acids are involved in starch biosynthesis of rice endosperm. It is thought that linear glucans might play a role in starch biosynthesis in rice endosperm, presumably as the precursor for the subsequent synthesis of branched glucans involved in the initiation process that is possibly active in the endosperm at the very early developmental stage.
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- Yasunori Nakamura
- Starch Technologies, Co., LTD., Akita Prefectural University, Akita, Akita, 010-0195, Japan.
- Akita Natural Science Laboratory, 25-44 Oiwake-nishi, Tennoh, Katagami, Akita, 010-0101, Japan.
- Starch Technologies, Co., LTD., Akita Prefectural University, Shimoshinjo-Nakano, Akita, 010-0195, Japan.
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- Akita Natural Science Laboratory, 25-44 Oiwake-nishi, Tennoh, Katagami, Akita, 010-0101, Japan
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- Faculty of System Science Technologies, Akita Prefectural University, Ugo-Honjo, Akita, 010-0055, Japan
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- Faculty of System Science Technologies, Akita Prefectural University, Ugo-Honjo, Akita, 010-0055, Japan
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Zhao Q, Ye Y, Han Z, Zhou L, Guan X, Pan G, Asad MAU, Cheng F. SSIIIa-RNAi suppression associated changes in rice grain quality and starch biosynthesis metabolism in response to high temperature. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 294:110443. [PMID: 32234229 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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High temperature (HT) is a main environmental restraint that affects rice yield and grain quality. In this study, SSIIIa-RNAi and its wild-type (WT) were used to investigate the effect of HT exposure on the isozyme-specific variation of several key starch biosynthesis enzymes in developing endosperms and its relation to starch properties. SSIIIa-RNAi had minimal impact on grain chalky occurrence under normal temperature growth, but it could up-grade the susceptibility of grain chalky occurrence to HT exposure, due to the relatively sensitive response of AGPase and SSI to HT exposure. Different from WT, SSIIIa-RNAi had the relatively enriched proportion of chains with DP 13-16 under HT, and HT-induced decline in the proportion of DP < 12 became much larger for SSIIIa-RNAi relative to WT. SSIIIa-RNAi significantly enhanced the expression of SSI isozyme and total SS activity, whereas SSI-RNAi deficiency had little impact on the expression of SSIIIa isozyme. In this regard, the compensatory increase in SSI isozyme as a result of SSIIIa deficiency occurred only in a one-way manner. SSIIIa-RNAi caused a striking elevation in BEIIa expression, and the effect of SSIIIa deficiency on the chain length distribution in relation to HT exposure was closely associated with the participation of BEIIa, SSI, and their interaction in amylopectin biosynthesis.
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- Qian Zhao
- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing, China.
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Nakamura Y, Ono M, Hatta T, Kainuma K, Yashiro K, Matsuba G, Matsubara A, Miyazato A, Mizutani G. Effects of BEIIb-Deficiency on the Cluster Structure of Amylopectin and the Internal Structure of Starch Granules in Endosperm and Culm of Japonica-Type Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:571346. [PMID: 33312184 PMCID: PMC7704622 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.571346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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It is known that one of starch branching enzyme (BE) isoforms, BEIIb, plays a specific role not only in the synthesis of distinct amylopectin cluster structure, but also in the formation of the internal structure of starch granules in rice endosperm because in its absence the starch crystalline polymorph changes to the B-type from the typical A-type found in the wild-type (WT) cereal endosperm starch granules. In the present study, to examine the contribution of BEIIb to the amylopectin cluster structure, the chain-length distributions of amylopectin and its phosphorylase-limit dextrins (Φ-LD) from endosperm and culm of a null be2b mutant called amylose-extender (ae) mutant line, EM10, were compared with those of its WT cultivar, Kinmaze, of japonica rice. The results strongly suggest that BEIIb specifically formed new short chains whose branch points were localized in the basal part of the crystalline lamellae and presumably in the intermediate between the crystalline and amorphous lamellae of amylopectin clusters in the WT endosperm, whereas in its absence branch points which were mainly formed by BEI were only located in the amorphous lamellae of amylopectin. These differences in the cluster structure of amylopectin between Kinmaze and EM10 endosperm were considered to be responsible for the differences in the A-type and B-type crystalline structures of starch granules between Kinmaze and EM10, respectively. The changes in internal structure of starch granules caused by BEIIb were analyzed by wide angle X-ray diffraction, small-angle X-ray scattering, solid state 13C NMR, and optical sum frequency generation spectroscopy. It was noted that the size the amylopectin cluster in ae endosperm (approximately 8.24 nm) was significantly smaller than that in WT endosperm (approximately 8.81 nm). Based on the present results, we proposed a model for the cluster structure of amylopectin in WT and ae mutant of rice endosperm. We also hypothesized the role of BEIIa in amylopectin biosynthesis in culm where BEIIb was not expressed and instead BEIIa was the major BE component in WT of rice.
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- Yasunori Nakamura
- Starch Technologies, Co., Ltd., Akita Prefectural University, Akita, Japan
- Akita Natural Science Laboratory, Katagami, Japan
- *Correspondence: Yasunori Nakamura,
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- Akita Natural Science Laboratory, Katagami, Japan
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- Faculty of Risk and Crisis Management, Chiba Institute of Science, Choshi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Organic Materials Science, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Japan
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Li C, Hu Z. Is liver glycogen fragility a possible drug target for diabetes? FASEB J 2019; 34:3-15. [PMID: 31914592 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201901463rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Liver glycogen α particles are molecularly fragile in diabetic mice, and readily form smaller β particles, which degrade more rapidly to glucose. This effect is well associated with the loss of blood-glucose homeostasis in diabetes. The biological mechanism of such fragility is still unknown; therefore, there are perceived opportunities that could eventually lead to new means to manage type 2 diabetes. The hierarchical structures of glycogen particles are controlled by the underlying biosynthesis/degradation process that involves various enzymes, including, for example, glycogen synthase (GS) and glycogen-branching enzyme (GBE). Recent studies have shown that fragile glycogen α particles in diabetic mice have longer chains and a higher molecular density compared to wild-type mice, indicating an enhanced enzymatic activity ratio of GS to GBE in diabetes. Furthermore, it has been shown that with an improved blood glucose homeostasis, the glycogen fragility in diabetic mice can be restored by treatment with active ingredients from traditional Chinese medicine, yet the underlying mechanism is unknown. In this review, we summarize recent advances in understandings glycogen fragility from the perspectives of glycogen biosynthesis/degradation, glycogen hierarchical structures, and its relation to diabetes. Importantly, we for the first time set GS/GBE activity ratio as the therapeutic target for diabetes.
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- Cheng Li
- Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,School of Medical Instrument and Food Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.,Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Zhao Q, Du X, Han Z, Ye Y, Pan G, Asad MAU, Zhou Q, Cheng F. Suppression of starch synthase I (SSI) by RNA interference alters starch biosynthesis and amylopectin chain distribution in rice plants subjected to high temperature. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2019.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Nakamura Y, Ono M, Ozaki N. Structural features of α-glucans in the very early developαmental stage of rice endosperm. J Cereal Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2019.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Fan X, Li Y, Lu Y, Zhang C, Li E, Li Q, Tao K, Yu W, Wang J, Chen Z, Zhu Y, Liu Q. The interaction between amylose and amylopectin synthesis in rice endosperm grown at high temperature. Food Chem 2019; 301:125258. [PMID: 31374534 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Starch is the abundant component in rice endosperm, and its microstructure determines the quality and functional properties of rice grain. It is well known that the starch fine structure is markedly influenced by high temperature during grain filling. However, it is poorly understood on the competition among starch synthesis related enzymes as well as the interaction between amylose and amylopectin biosynthesis under increased growing temperature. In this study, the non-waxy and waxy rice were planted under normal and high temperatures. Parameterizing analysis of the starch microstructure using mathematical models proved that amylose synthesis competed with the elongation of long amylopectin chains (DP>60); Short chains of amylopectin can be used as the substrate for elongation of longer amylopectin chains; High temperature eliminated the consistency and regularity of the synthesis of amylose and amylopectin. In addition, enzyme assay proved the validity of fitting results from mathematical modeling analysis of starch.
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- Xiaolei Fan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding / Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding / Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding / Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding / Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding / Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agricultural and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agricultural and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding / Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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Fan X, Li Y, Zhang C, Li E, Chen Z, Li Q, Zhang Z, Zhu Y, Sun X, Liu Q. Effects of high temperature on the fine structure of starch during the grain-filling stages in rice: mathematical modeling and integrated enzymatic analysis. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2019; 99:2865-2873. [PMID: 30460692 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.9499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND High temperature during the grain-filling stage is an important factor that can affect grain quality by altering the composition and structure of starch in rice. Therefore, it is important to study the regulatory mechanism of high temperature on rice starch biosynthesis. RESULTS Two japonica cultivars, the waxy rice Taihunuo and non-waxy Nangeng 5055 were used to examine the effect of high temperature on the fine structure of starch during the grain-filling stage. Analysis of starch chain length distribution indicated that exposure to a high temperature increased the content of starch with medium-long chains and decreased the starch with short chains in both rice varieties. The differences of amylopectin synthesis responding to high temperature between waxy and non-waxy rice can shed light on the interactions of amylose and amylopectin synthesis under high temperature conditions. In the non-waxy variety, the amylose biosynthesis may affect the short and medium-long amylopectin biosynthesis under high temperature. A mathematical fitting model was used to interpret the fine structure of amylopectin and a series of parameters with enzymatical significance (β and γ) were obtained. The fitting results showed that the waxy and non-waxy rice had similar responses to high temperature. The variations of the parameter response to high temperature was more remarkable in Taihunuo. Activity analysis of starch synthesis-related enzymes during the grain-filling stage demonstrated the reliability of model fitting results. CONCLUSION The influences of high temperature on the fine structure of starch are similar between waxy and non-waxy rice. Amylose biosynthesis may affect amylopectin biosynthesis under high temperature. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Xiaolei Fan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Using starch molecular fine structure to understand biosynthesis-structure-property relations. Trends Food Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Alhambra CM, de Guzman MK, Dhital S, Bonto AP, Dizon EI, Israel KAC, Hurtada WA, Butardo VM, Sreenivasulu N. Long glucan chains reduce in vitro starch digestibility of freshly cooked and retrograded milled rice. J Cereal Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tao K, Li C, Yu W, Gilbert RG, Li E. How amylose molecular fine structure of rice starch affects functional properties. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 204:24-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.09.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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A better understanding of the nutritional properties of rice starch is important because of the rapid rise of diet-related health complications, particularly obesity, type 2 diabetes, and colorectal cancers. Rice starch that is slowly digested to glucose, and where significant quantities of starch which reach the lower gut ("resistant starch"), can mitigate, and also delay the onset of, these diseases. These digestibility properties depend to some extent on starch molecular structure. The characterization of this structure is therefore significant for understanding and developing healthier slower digestible rice. In this chapter, a series of techniques used for characterizing starch structure are reviewed and the procedure for preparing rice starch samples with minimum degradation for characterizing starch chain length distribution (CLD) and overall molecular structure is given. Some methods for choosing or developing plants showing desirable structural characteristics are briefly summarized.
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Butardo VM, Sreenivasulu N, Juliano BO. Improving Rice Grain Quality: State-of-the-Art and Future Prospects. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1892:19-55. [PMID: 30397798 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8914-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Rice grain quality encompasses complex interrelated traits that cover biochemical composition, cooking, eating, nutritional, and sensory properties. Because rice endosperm is composed mainly of starch, rice grain quality is traditionally defined by characterizing starch structure and composition, which is then subsequently correlated with functional properties of the grain. The current proxy tests routinely used to describe rice grain quality preferences are rather limited to the estimation of apparent amylose content, gelatinization temperature, and gel consistency. Additional tests that characterize starch property, viscoelasticity, grain texture, and aroma are also employed in more advanced laboratories. However, these tests are not routinely applied in breeding programs to distinguish cooking quality classes to reflect evolving consumer preference and market demand. As consumer preferences in Asia and all over the world are diverse due to varied demographics and culture, defining uniform attributes to capture regional grain quality preferences becomes more challenging. Hence, novel and innovative proxy tests are needed to characterize rice grain quality to meet the demand for consumer preferences of commercially-released cultivars. In this chapter, the current methods employed in rice grain quality monitoring are succinctly reviewed. Future prospects for improvement are identified, introducing cutting edge technologies that can facilitate high-throughput screening of rice diversity panels and breeding lines. Aside from addressing the requirements for quality improvement in the traditional inbred rice breeding programs, we also tackled the need to enhance grain quality in the hybrid rice sector.
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- Vito M Butardo
- Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
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- International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.
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Sawada T, Itoh M, Nakamura Y. Contributions of Three Starch Branching Enzyme Isozymes to the Fine Structure of Amylopectin in Rice Endosperm. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1536. [PMID: 30405671 PMCID: PMC6206275 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Three starch branching enzyme (BE) isozymes, BEI, BEIIa, and BEIIb, are involved in starch biosynthesis in rice endosperm. Past in vivo and in vitro studies have suggested that each BE isozyme plays a distinct role in forming the fine structure of amylopectin. To elucidate more details of their roles, we prepared DNA constructs in which all the possible combinations of the expressions of these three isozymes were suppressed in developing rice endosperm. Analysis of the chain-length distributions of amylopectin produced under these various conditions confirmed the contributions of the individual BE isozymes to the fine structure of amylopectin in rice endosperm. Among these isozymes, the impact of loss of BEIIb activity on amylopectin fine structure was most remarkable and indicated that it plays a specific role in the synthesis of short chains with a 6-13 degree of polymerization (DP). The contribution of BEI to the amylopectin synthesis was unclear when only BEI activity was reduced. It was clear, however, when both BEI and BEIIb activities were substantially inhibited. The DP11-22 intermediate chains were markedly reduced in the ΔBEI/BEIIb line compared with the ΔBEIIb line, indicating that BEI plays a distinct role in the synthesis of these intermediate chains. Although no substantial change in amylopectin chain profile was detected in the ΔBEIIa line, the role of BEIIa could be deciphered by analyzing amylopectin fine structure from the ΔBEI/BEIIa/BEIIb line in comparison to that from ΔBEI/BEIIb line. This strongly suggests that BEIIa compensates for the role of BEI, rather than that of BEIIb, by forming intermediate chains of DP11-22. In addition, the new possibility that BEIIa is involved in the formation of starch granules in rice endosperm was suggested because the onset temperature for gelatinization of starch granules in the ΔBEIIa/BEIIb line was significantly higher than that in the ΔBEIIb line. In summary, the present study highlights the distinct roles of BEI, BEIIa, and BEIIb in the synthesis of amylopectin in developing rice endosperm.
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- Takayuki Sawada
- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Akita, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Akita, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Akita, Japan
- Akita Natural Science Laboratory, Akita, Japan
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Oligosaccharides Derived from Red Seaweed: Production, Properties, and Potential Health and Cosmetic Applications. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23102451. [PMID: 30257445 PMCID: PMC6222765 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23102451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Because of their potential use as functional ingredients in human nutrition, oligosaccharides derived from natural sources are receiving paramount consideration. Red seaweed, a proven rich source of agar and carrageenan, is one of the most abundantly present sources of such oligosaccharides. Agaro-oligosaccharides (AOS) and carrageenan-oligosaccharides (COS) are produced from agar and carrageenan, respectively, through chemical and enzymatic hydrolyses. Enzymatic hydrolysis of agar and carrageenan into oligosaccharides is preferred in industrial production because of certain problems associated with chemical hydrolysis, including the release of high amounts of monosaccharides and undesirable toxic products, such as furfural. AOS and COS possess many biological activities, including prebiotic, immuno-modulatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-tumor activities. These activities are related to their chemical structure, molecular weight, degree of polymerization, and the flexibility of the glycosidic linkages. Therefore, the structure–function relationship and the mechanisms occurring during the specific biological applications of AOS and COS are discussed herein. Moreover, the chromatographic separation, purification, and characterization of AOS and COS are also part of this review. This piece of writing strives to create a new perspective on the potential applications of AOS and COS in the functional food and pharmaceutical industry.
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Langó B, Jaiswal S, Bóna L, Tömösközi S, Ács E, Chibbar RN. Grain constituents and starch characteristics influencing in vitro enzymatic starch hydrolysis in Hungarian triticale genotypes developed for food consumption. Cereal Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cche.10104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Bernadett Langó
- Cereal Research Non-profit Ltd.; Szeged Hungary
- Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science; Budapest University of Technology and Economics; Budapest Hungary
- Department of Plant Sciences; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
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- Cereal Research Non-profit Ltd.; Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science; Budapest University of Technology and Economics; Budapest Hungary
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- Cereal Research Non-profit Ltd.; Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Plant Sciences; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
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Li H, Gilbert RG. Starch molecular structure: The basis for an improved understanding of cooked rice texture. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 195:9-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.04.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2017] [Revised: 03/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Thomas BR, Brandley BK, Rodriguez RL. Rapid Analysis of Saccharides in Beer via Fluorescence-Assisted Carbohydrate Electrophoresis. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1094/asbcj-58-0124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Bruce R. Thomas
- Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California-Davis, Davis 95616
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Nakamura Y, Ono M, Sawada T, Crofts N, Fujita N, Steup M. Characterization of the functional interactions of plastidial starch phosphorylase and starch branching enzymes from rice endosperm during reserve starch biosynthesis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 264:83-95. [PMID: 28969805 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Functional interactions of plastidial phosphorylase (Pho1) and starch branching enzymes (BEs) from the developing rice endosperm are the focus of this study. In the presence of both Pho1 and BE, the same branched primer molecule is elongated and further branched almost simultaneously even at very low glucan concentrations present in the purified enzyme preparations. By contrast, in the absence of any BE, glucans are not, to any significant extent, elongated by Pho1. Based on our in vitro data, in the developing rice endosperm, Pho1 appears to be weakly associated with any of the BE isozymes. By using fluorophore-labeled malto-oligosaccharides, we identified maltose as the smallest possible primer for elongation by Pho1. Linear dextrins act as carbohydrate substrates for BEs. By functionally interacting with a BE, Pho1 performs two essential functions during the initiation of starch biosynthesis in the rice endosperm: First, it elongates maltodextrins up to a degree of polymerization of at least 60. Second, by closely interacting with BEs, Pho1 is able to elongate branched glucans efficiently and thereby synthesizes branched carbohydrates essential for the initiation of amylopectin biosynthesis.
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- Yasunori Nakamura
- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Akita-City, Akita 010-0195, Japan; Akita Natural Science Laboratory, 25-44 Oiwake-Nishi, Tennoh, Katagami, Akita 010-0101, Japan.
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- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Akita-City, Akita 010-0195, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Akita-City, Akita 010-0195, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Akita-City, Akita 010-0195, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Akita-City, Akita 010-0195, Japan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht Strasse 24-25, Potsdam, Germany; Peter Gilgen Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 72 Elm St., Toronto ON M5G 1×8, Canada; University of Toronto, Canada
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Xie LH, Tang SQ, Luo J, Wei XJ, Shao GN, Jiao GA, Sheng ZH, Hu PS. Physiochemical properties of rice starch for production of vermicelli with premium quality. Journal of Food Science and Technology 2017; 54:3928-3935. [PMID: 29085135 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-017-2852-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rice vermicelli is a main food consumed in China and Southeast Asia. Quality of rice vermicelli varies with rice cultivars. Parameters including amylose content, amylopectin distribution, thermal and pasting characteristics, gel texture and starch granules of three rice cultivars "Zhongjiazao 17", "Xiangzaoxian 24" and "Thai Jasmine Rice", were studied for their impacts on vermicelli quality. Results showed significant differences for the measurements of the quality traits and indicated that a favorable quality of vermicelli was not determined by any single factor instead of a combination of multi-parameters. A vermicelli with a favorable quality could be produced from a rice variety with a high apparent amylose content (>25%), a protein content of 11%, an intermediate gelatinization temperature and gel consistency, and a gel hardness (~3 N for a Rapid Viscosity Analyzer pasting) and moderate retrogradation capacity (a setback viscosity of 30-100 RVU).
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- L H Xie
- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China.,China National Center for Rice Improvement/State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China
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- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China.,China National Center for Rice Improvement/State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China
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- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China.,China National Center for Rice Improvement/State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China
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- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China.,China National Center for Rice Improvement/State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China
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- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China.,China National Center for Rice Improvement/State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China
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- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China.,China National Center for Rice Improvement/State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China
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- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China.,China National Center for Rice Improvement/State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China
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- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China.,China National Center for Rice Improvement/State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Hangzhou, 310006 People's Republic of China
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Molecular structures and properties of starches of Australian wild rice. Carbohydr Polym 2017; 172:213-222. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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