TY - JA AU - Hedman,K.D. AU - Boyer,C.D. TI - Gene dosage at the amylose-extender locus of maize: Effects on the levels of starch branching enzymes SN - 0006-2928 PY - 1982/// CY - Germany PB - Springer KW - Maize KW - AGROVOC KW - Starch KW - Ranching KW - Amylose KW - Endosperm KW - Enzymes KW - Alleles N1 - Peer review N2 - Soluble starch branching enzymes and starch synthases from maize kernels of differing dosage of the ae locus were purified by DEAE-cellulose chromatography. A near-linear relationship between increasing dosage of the dominate amylose-extender allele (Ae) and branching enzyme IIb activity was found. In contrast, levels and properties of branching enzymes I and IIa, as well as the citrate-stimulated and primer-requiring starch synthases, remained unchanged. The near-linear increase in branching enzyme IIb activity with increasing doses of the Ae allele is consistent with the hypothesis that ae is the structural gene coding for branching enzyme IIb T2 - Biochemical Genetics DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00484699 ER -