Study of kernel structure of high-amylose and wild-type rice by X-ray microtomography and SEM
Study of kernel structure of high-amylose and wild-type rice by X-ray microtomography and SEM
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X射线显微断层扫描和扫描电镜研究高直链淀粉和野生型水稻籽粒结构
DOI:
10.1016/j.jcs.2011.08.013
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发表时间:
2012-01-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Shi, Yong-Cheng
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作者:
Zhu, Li-Jia;Dogan, Hulya;Shi, Yong-Cheng
Rice kernels of a transgenic high-amylose rice line and its wild type were examined by a high-resolution X-ray microtomography (XMT) and an environmental scanning electron microscope. Two-dimensional (2-D) cross-sectional images and 3-D objects from XMT were reconstructed and analyzed to elucidate their structural features. The lack of two isoforms of starch branching enzyme, termed SBEI and SBEIIb in high-amylose rice (HAR), resulted in a distinctly different grain inner density than wild-type rice (WTR). HAR had smaller, elongated starch granules with air spaces inside the kernels resulting in an opaque grain, whereas WTR had a tight endosperm with little air space and polygonal starch granules. XMT allowed a full 3-D characterization of the rice kernel structure and revealed that air space distribution was not uniform in the HAR kernel. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.