Starch is the major storage carbohydrate in plants and one of the most important plant raw materials for both food and industrial applications. Approximately 70% of the European and US starch ...

Amylose is a complex carbohydrate found in plants. Amylose is unique because your body only partially digests and absorbs it, giving it the name “resistant starch.” Instead of being digested in the ...

The Plant Cell, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan., 1994), pp. 43-52 (10 pages) The synthesis of amylose in amyloplasts is catalyzed by granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS). GBSS gene expression was inhibited via ...

It's no surprise to hear that many people who consume a typical wheat-based Western diet don't get enough fiber. They could, of course, change their eating habits, but now they may not have to.

News that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a qualified health claim about high amylose maize resistant starch as a weapon in the fight against type 2 diabetes will start a ...

This is because distinctive structural features of HAS mean that they are not fully broken down in the small intestine, whereas regular starches are more rapidly digested. HAS therefore provoke a ...

Resistant starch supports gut health, reduces inflammation, and stabilizes energy for better training and recovery. Learn how ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have recently created a healthier form of starch in the cassava plant. Published in the scientific journal Plant ...

The story “Polyiodide Chains Resolve Starch Mystery” (C&EN, July 11, page 9) refers to a very interesting article by Ram Seshadri and Fred Wudl of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and ...

Phenomenex Inc. has announced the addition of an Amylose-1 chiral stationary phase to its high-efficiency Lux polysaccharide chiral column line. The affordable Amylose-1 adds valuable ...