Changes in Structural and Thermodynamic Properties of Starch during Potato Tuber Dormancy.

The main reserve polysaccharide of plants-starch-is undoubtedly important for humans. One of the main sources of starch is the potato tuber, which is able to preserve starch for a long time during the so-called dormancy period. However, accumulated data show that this dormancy is only relative, which raises the question of the possibility of some kind of starch restructuring during dormancy periods.