Starch Deposition and Carbohydrase Activities in Developing and Germinating Soya Bean Seeds 

 -  Ann. Bot., 45(5), p.577-582, 1980 .
<br/><br/> Immature soya bean seeds accumulate starch as a transient reserve material which is utilized later in development. Germinating seeds also accumulate starch reserves, probably as a result of gluconeogenesis from storage lipid. Developing beans show a rapid increase in y?-amylase activity which continues into early germination before declining. Distribution of /?-amylase activity is not consistent with its supposed role in starch degradation. Soya bean seeds also contain a-amylase and a-glucosidase activities which could be responsible for starch mobilization. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>GLYCINE MAX (L.)MERR.<br/>SOYA BEAN<br/>STARCH<br/>CARBOHYDRASE<br/>AMYLASE<br/>A-GLUCOSIDASE.