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Toxoplasma gondii Requires Glycogen Phosphorylase for Balancing Amylopectin Storage and for Efficient Production of Brain Cysts [PDF]

mBio, 2017
In immunocompromised hosts, latent infection with Toxoplasma gondii can reactivate from tissue cysts, leading to encephalitis. A characteristic of T. gondii bradyzoites in tissue cysts is the presence of amylopectin granules.
Tatsuki Sugi, Vincent Tu, Yanfen Ma, Tadakimi Tomita, Louis M. Weiss   +4 more
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VARIABILITY OF AMYLOSE AND AMYLOPECTIN IN WINTER WHEAT AND SELECTION FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES [PDF]

Poljoprivreda, 2015
The aim of this study was to investigate the variability of amylose and amylopectin in 24 Croatian and six foreign winter wheat varieties and to detect the potential of these varieties for special purposes.
Nikolina Weg Krstičević, Sonja Petrović, Andrijana Rebekić, Đurđica Ačkar, Sunčica Guberac, Sonja Marić   +5 more
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Overlapping functions of the starch synthases SSII and SSIII in amylopectin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis [PDF]

BMC Plant Biology, 2008
Background The biochemical mechanisms that determine the molecular architecture of amylopectin are central in plant biology because they allow long-term storage of reduced carbon.
D'Hulst Christophe, Delvallé David, Szydlowski Nicolas, Zhang Xiaoli, James Martha G, Myers Alan M   +5 more
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Relationship between intrinsic viscosity, thermal and retrogradation properties of amylose and amylopectin [PDF]

Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2014
The relationships between intrinsic viscosity and some properties of amylose and amylopectin were investigated. The intrinsic viscosities determined by Ubbelohde viscometer for rice, maize, wrinkled pea and potato amyloses were 46.28 ± 0.30, 123.94 ± 0 ...
Shifeng YU, Jing XU, Yongchun ZHANG, Narasimha Kumar KOPPARAPU   +3 more
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Unraveling the interactive effect of opaque2 and waxy1 genes on kernel nutritional qualities and physical properties in maize (Zea mays L.) [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The mutant waxy allele (wx1) is responsible for increased amylopectin in maize starch, with a wide range of food and industrial applications. The amino acid profile of waxy maize resembles normal maize, making it particularly deficient in lysine and ...
Subhra J. Mishra, Ikkurti Gopinath, Vignesh Muthusamy, Rajkumar U. Zunjare, Gulab Chand, Arun K. T. Venkatesh, Elangbam L. Devi, Konsam Sarika, Zahirul A. Talukder, Jitender Kumar, Firoz Hossain   +10 more
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Insight into characteristics in rice starch under heat- moisture treatment: Focus on the structure of amylose/amylopectin [PDF]

Food Chemistry: X
Heat-moisture treatment (HMT) could improve the structure and physicochemical characteristics of rice starch, the structural changes of amylose and amylopectin needed to be further investigated. Hence, the starch, amylose and amylopectin were modified by
Weijie Qi, Siying Kong, Xiaoqiang Li, Zeyu Peng, Lina Sun, Zhaohua Wang, Jianjun Cheng   +6 more
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Amylopectin Partially Substituted by Cellulose in the Hindgut Was Beneficial to Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production and Probiotic Colonization

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Undigested amylopectin fermentation in the hindguts of humans and pigs with low digestive capacity has been proven to be a low-efficiency method of energy supply.
Yu Bai, Yaowen Zhang, Zhenyu Wang, Yu Pi, Jinbiao Zhao, Shujun Wang, Dandan Han, Junjun Wang   +7 more
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Starch Branching Enzyme 1 Is Important for Amylopectin Synthesis and Cyst Reactivation in Toxoplasma gondii

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) bradyzoites facilitate chronic infections that evade host immune response. Furthermore, reactivation in immunocompromised individuals causes severe toxoplasmosis.
Jing Yang, Zhengming He, Chengjie Chen, Junlong Zhao, Rui Fang   +4 more
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Changes in the Quality of Myofibrillar Protein Gel Damaged by High Doses of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate as Affected by the Addition of Amylopectin

Foods, 2023
This work investigated the improvement of amylopectin addition on the quality of myofibrillar proteins (MP) gel damaged by high doses of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG, 80 μM/g protein).
Lin Chen, Rong Yang, Xiaojing Fan, Gongchen He, Zhengshan Zhao, Fangqu Wang, Yaping Liu, Mengyuan Wang, Minyi Han, Niamat Ullah, Xianchao Feng   +10 more
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Role of amylopectin synthesis in Toxoplasma gondii and its implication in vaccine development against toxoplasmosis

Open Biology, 2021
Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous pathogen infecting one-third of the global population. A significant fraction of toxoplasmosis cases is caused by reactivation of existing chronic infections.
Congcong Lyu, Xuke Yang, Jichao Yang, Lun Hou, Yanqin Zhou, Junlong Zhao, Bang Shen   +6 more
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