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  • Bischof, S.; Umhang, M.; Eicke, S.; Streb, S.; Qi, W.; Zeeman, S.C.
    Cecropia peltata accumulates starch or soluble glycogen by differentially regulating starch biosynthetic genes (2013), Plant Cell, 25, 1400-1415.
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Cecropia peltata
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
leaf
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Muellerian body on trichilia at the base of the petioles Cecropia peltata
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petiole
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trichilium
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General Information

General Information Comment Organism
metabolism tropical tree Cecropia peltata is a rare example of an organism able to make either polymer type, glycogen and starch. Glycogen accumulates to very high levels in specialized myrmecophytic structures (Müllerian bodies), whereas starch accumulates in leaves. Compared with polymers comprising leaf starch, glycogen is more highly branched and has shorter branches, factors that prevent crystallization and explain its solubility Cecropia peltata