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. 1980 Aug 1;189(2):381–383. doi: 10.1042/bj1890381

Solubilization of UDP-glucose-specific starch synthetase in sweet-potato (Ipomoea batatas) starch granules by the urea/pullulanase method.

T Sasaki, K Kainuma
PMCID: PMC1162011  PMID: 6450591

Abstract

The ADP-glucose- or UDP-glucose-specific starch synthetase bound to sweet-potato (Ipomoea batatas) starch granules is localized in the granules, and the UDP-glucose-specific enzyme was solubulized by urea/pullulanase treatment of the starch granules.

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