Phototropin responds to blue light and regulates starch storage by activating or deactivating PMSK1, a protein that controls starch synthesis. Blue light reduces starch accumulation, while red light ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have recently created a healthier form of starch in the cassava plant. Published in the scientific journal Plant ...

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Potato starch is the extracted starch from potatoes. The starch turns to a light, powdery, flour-like consistency once it has dried out, and it is a common ingredient that features in several recipes.