Starch: Basic Science to Biotechnology (Volume 41) (Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, Volume 41) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120164418 ISBN 13: 9780120164417

Publisher: Academic Press, 1998

Synopsis

This volume presents the physiological and biochemical aspects of storage carbohydrates, or starch granules, in plants. This up-to-date and thorough resource carefully integrates fundamental knowledge with the most recent information on the starch granule. It discusses the chemistry of the starch granule and the biochemistry, molecular biology, plant physiology, and genetics of plant starch synthesis. The books also describes the implications of these studies for theseed, biotechnology, and modified starch industries.

• Written for a broad readership
• Emphasizes the recent findings on the properties of starch biosynthetic enzymes and on studies describing their localization
• Details the implications these studies have on the seed, biotechnology, and modified starch industries
• Includes numerous references to the original literature
• Introduces the reader to the most important individuals and discoveries in the field

About this title

About the Author:

Mirta N. Sivak was born in Buenos Aires. She trained as a plant biologist and later as a starch biochemist with Carlos Cardini and Juana Tandecarz. After obtaining her Doctorate and spending a decade in England working on photosynthetic carbon assimilation, she continues her work on starch and glycogen synthesis at Michigan State University, where she is a Professor of Biochemistry. She has published extensively in these fields and has lectured on the subjects in America, Europe and Asia.

Jack Preiss was born in Brooklyn. He earned his B.Sc. in Chemistry at City College of New York and completed his Ph.D. with P. Handler at Duke University. His post doctoral work was done with Paul Berg at Washington University at St. Louis and at Stanford and with G. Ashwell at NIH. In 1962 he became Assistant Professor at the University of California at Davis and went through the ranks from Professor to Chairman. In 1985 he came to Michigan State University as a Professor and Chairman of the Biochemistry Department. He has received many honors, among them the Alsberg-Schoch Memorial Lectureship Award of the American Association of Cereal Chemists and the Award of Merit of the Japanese Society of Starch Science.

Review:

"...an extremely informative volume that is of benefit to individuals with research interests in starch science."
-CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

"Recommended to all biochemists, chemists, food scientists, nutritionists, and others seriously interested in analysis."
-FOOD TECHNOLOGY

"This series will undoubtedly remain a major reference for some years to come."
-FOOD AND DRUG RESEARCH

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0120164418
• ISBN 13: 9780120164417
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 199
• Editor: Sivak Mirta Noemi, Preiss Jack