2021/09/01 by Li‐Chun Huang, Hongyan Tan, Changquan Zhang +2 · 3 citations
Engineering · Nursing · #Biofuel production and bioconversion #Food composition and properties #Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
paper · doi:10.1016/j.xplc.2021.100237
openalex publication_date 2021/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Starch is a vital energy source for living organisms and is a key raw material and additive in the food and non-food industries. Starch has received continuous attention in multiple research fields. The endosperm of cereals (e.g., rice, corn, wheat, and barley) is the most important site for the synthesis of storage starch. Around 2010, several excellent reviews summarized key progress in various fields of starch research, serving as important references for subsequent research. In the past 10 years, many achievements have been made in the study of starch synthesis and regulation in cereals. The present review provides an update on research progress in starch synthesis of cereal endosperms over the past decade, focusing on new enzymes and non-enzymatic proteins involved in starch synthesis, regulatory networks of starch synthesis, and the use of elite alleles of starch synthesis-related genes in cereal breeding programs. We also provide perspectives on future research directions that will further our understanding of cereal starch biosynthesis and regulation to support the rational design of ideal quality grain.