Publications by authors named "Jennifer Nirmal-Raj"
Article Synopsis
- - Starch forms insoluble, semicrystalline granules, whereas glycogen in the cytosol remains hydrosoluble; the ability to store starch in eukaryotes appears after the evolution of plastids from a glycogen-based metabolism.
- - A debranching enzyme, derived from chlamydial pathogens, plays a crucial role in starch accumulation by removing undesired branches that could lead to water-soluble forms.
- - Similar to plants, single-cell cyanobacteria utilize a different bacterial debranching enzyme that has evolved independently but serves the same function, indicating convergent evolution and shared substrate specificity with plant enzymes.
