Journal of the science of food and agriculture
Characterization of the polymorphism detected for the granule-bound starch synthase (WX gene) in wild einkorn wheat.
Juan B Alvarez, Laura Castellano, Carlos Guzmán
Published: 202510.1002/jsfa.70353
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The WX gene encodes the granule-bound starch synthase I or waxy protein, which is the sole enzyme responsible for amylose synthesis in wheat seeds. Wild einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum L. ssp. aegilopoides Link em. Thell.) could be an…
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