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Five mutant lines of rice with increased amylose content in starch granules were identified among floury endosperm mutants. The amylose contents of the mutants ranged from 29.4% to 35.4% and were about twice as high as that of the normal counterpart. Starch properties of the high amylose mutants were analyzed by column chromatography, X-ray diffractometry, photopastegraphy and scanning electron microscopy. The high amylose mutants produced longer unit chains of amylopectin than those of the normal counterpart as well as an increased amount of amylose. A X-ray diffractogram of starch in the mutant was characterized by a type B pattern, while that in the normal counterpart showed a type A pattern which is typical for starches of common cereals. The temperatures at the initiation of gelatinization of the mutants were much higher than that for the normal counterpart. The endosperm cells of the mutant were loosely packed with irregular round-shaped starch granules, whereas those of the normal counterpart were densely packed with polyhedral starch granules. Judging from the results obtained, it was concluded that starch properties of the high amylose mutants of rice were similar to those of the amylose-extender (ae) mutant of maize.
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Yano, M., Okuno, K., Kawakami, J. et al. High amylose mutants of rice,Oryza sativa L.. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 69, 253–257 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00662436
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