Satomi Aihara

Characterization of the Reactions of Starch Branching Enzymes from Rice Endosperm

Yasunori Nakamura, Yoshinori Utsumi, Takayuki Sawada et al. · Plant and Cell Physiology · 2010 · 159 citations · Full text

Starch biosynthesis in rice endosperm requires the presence of either starch synthase I or IIIa

Naoko Fujita, Rui Satoh, Aki Hayashi et al. · Journal of Experimental Botany · 2011 · 111 citations · Full text

Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Genetics, Biosynthesis +14

Lack of starch synthase IIIa and high expression of granule-bound starch synthase I synergistically increase the apparent amylose content in rice endosperm

Naoko Crofts, Katsumi Abe, Satomi Aihara et al. · Plant Science · 2012 · 75 citations

Biosynthesis, Engineering, Biochemistry +9

In vitro studies of enzymatic properties of starch synthases and interactions between starch synthase I and starch branching enzymes from rice

Yasunori Nakamura, Satomi Aihara, Naoko Crofts et al. · Plant Science · 2014 · 46 citations

Biosynthesis, Enzymatic Properties, Engineering +10

Elongated phytoglycogen chain length in transgenic rice endosperm expressing active starch synthase IIa affects the altered solubility and crystallinity of the storage α-glucan

Naoko Fujita, Isao Hanashiro, Sachi Suzuki et al. · Journal of Experimental Botany · 2012 · 43 citations · Full text