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Starch metabolism in green algae

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Busi, María V., Barchiesi, Julieta, Martín, Mariana, Gomez‐Casati, Diego F.·2014·Starch - Stärke

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Abstract Starch plays a central role in the life cycle as one of the principal sources of chemical energy. This polysaccharide accumulates in plastids in green algae and land plants, and both organisms have acquired various enzyme isoforms for each step of the metabolic pathway. Eukaryotic green microalgae present the critical photosynthetic functions as higher plants. However, due to the small size of their genome, gene redundancy is decreased, a feature that makes them an excellent model for investigating the properties of photosynthetic physiology. In the last decade, there has been an increasing demand for starch in many industrial processes, such as food, pharmaceutical, and bioethanol production. Thus, a better understanding of starch biosynthesis, in particular the structure–function relationship and regulatory properties of the enzymes involved in its production may provide a powerful tool for the planning of new strategies to increase plant biomass, as well as to improve the quality and quantity of this polymer.

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Authors
Busi, M. V., Barchiesi, J., Martín, M., & Gomez‐Casati, D. F.
Affiliations
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
Corresponding author
Busi, María V.
Venue
Starch - Stärke
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-03-21
Volume
66
Issue
1-2
Pages
28-40
ISSN
  • 0038-9056 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-379X
OpenAlex
W2063123879
Cited by
108
References
152
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3
FWCI
2.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Starch - Stärke (publishedVersion)
  • CONICET Digital (CONICET) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
  • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
  • Universidad Nacional de San Martín
  • Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (PICT-2010-0543, CONICET, PICT 2010)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
Keywords
starch metabolism, starch biosynthesis, green algae, microalgae, plastids, gene redundancy, photosynthetic physiology, enzyme regulation, bioethanol production, plant biomass

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