Factors controlling higher-level starch structure

在谷物化学的新范式中，我们将把结构和功能基因组学与淀粉聚合物结构的机制理解联系起来。通过使用我们的新表征技术，我们将获得对淀粉生物合成机制敏感的谷物淀粉复杂的多尺度结构的第一个数据。这些结果将使我们能够确定遗传和环境因素，单独或共同控制淀粉结构在一系列谷物。这些知识将为植物育种家和生物技术专家提供一个强有力的工具，以生产出性能更好的谷物。

In a new paradigm for cereal chemistry, we will link structural and functional genomics to a mechanistic understanding of starch polymer structure. By using our novel characterization techniques, we will obtain the first data on the complex multiscale structure of starch in cereal grains that will be sensitive to the mechanisms of starch biosynthesis. These results will enable us to identify the genetic and environmental factors that, separately and together, control starch structure in a range of cereals. This knowledge will provide a powerful tool for plant breeders and biotechnologists to produce cereals with improved properties.