Starch is a natural polymer, or polysaccharide, meaning that it is a long chain comprising one type of molecule. Starch consists of glucose molecules. It can occur in two forms: amylose and ...

The researchers initially identified two enzymes that when reduced in wheat, increase the amount of a polysaccharide known as amylose. "From there, we used a conventional breeding approach ...

Amylopectin and amylose are the two polysaccharide molecules found in starch, and the levels of each contribute to the clarity and texture of the rice variety. Jasmine rice has more amylopectin ...

Starch is a complex carbohydrate that has different proportions of two polysaccharides: amylose and amylopectin. Different starches – such as potato, corn or cassava – have their own ratio of ...