Potato Starch
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Martin, E.A., Dictionary of Life Sciences, 2nd ed., Pica Press
Definition/Function:
Starch grains are are a means for plants to store energy. They are produced by a wide variety of plants and are a mixture of alpha-amylose and amylopectin. Starch grain differ in their size, their shape, and the structure of the center vacuole. Many of these differences are useful for the identification of the plant of origin for the starch grain.
Significance in the Environment:
Characteristic Features:
Potato starch grains tend to be potato-like in shape. They are large, typically from 20 to 60 micrometers in longest dimension. The center vacuole also tends to be round to ovaloid in shape and is often relatively large compared to those in other starches.Associated Particles:
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarchMartin, E.A., Dictionary of Life Sciences, 2nd ed., Pica Press
