Table of Contents

Part I Structure.- 1 Fine Structure of Amylopectin (Eric Bertoft).- 2 Fine Structure of Amylose (Isao Hanashiro).- 3 Crystalline Structure in Starch (Denis Lourdin, Jean-Luc Putaux, Gabrielle Potocki-Véronèse, Chloé Chevigny, Agnès Rolland-Sabaté, and Alain Buléon).- Part II Evolution.- 4 The Transition from Glycogen and Starch Metabolism in Cyanobacteria and Eukaryotes (Steven Ball, Christophe Colleoni, and Maria-Cecilia Arias).- Part III Metabolism.- 5 Biosynthesis of Reserve Starch (Yasunori Nakamura).- 6 Starch Biosynthesis in Leaves and Its Regulation (Christophe D’Hulst, Fabrice Wattebled, and Nicolas Szydlowski).- 7 Starch Degradation (Julia Smirnova, Alisdair R. Fernie, and Martin Steup).- 8 Protein-Protein Interactions during Starch Biosynthesis (Ian Tetlow, Fushan Liu, and Michael J. Emes).- 9 Initiation Process of Starch Biosynthesis (Yasunori Nakamura).- Part IV Biotechnology.- 10 Manipulation of Rice Starch Properties for Application (Naoko Fujita).- 11 Increase of Grain Yields by Manipulating Starch Biosynthesis (Bilal Cakir, Aytug Tuncel, Seon-Kap Hwang and Thomas W. Okita).- Part V Modification and Morphology.- 12 Phosphorylation of the Starch Granule (Andreas Blennow).- 13 Morphological Variations of Starch Grains (Ryo Matsushima).- BM Index.