Identification and expression analysis of starch branching enzymes involved in starch synthesis during the development of chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) cotyledons.

Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) is native to China and distributes widely in arid and semi-arid mountain area with barren soil. As a perennial crop, chestnut is an alternative food source and acts as an important commercial nut tree in China. Starch is the major metabolite in nuts, acco...

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Main Authors: Liangke Chen, Dan Lu, Teng Wang, Zhi Li, Yanyan Zhao, Yichen Jiang, Qing Zhang, Qingqin Cao, Kefeng Fang, Yu Xing, Ling Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5441625?pdf=render