Properties of residual starches of Sugary-2 and Sugary-2 Opaque-2 maize following amylase hydrolysis
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ArticleLanguage: English Publication details: United States of America : John Wiley & Sons, 1982.ISSN: - 0038-9056
- 1521-379X (Online)
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Properties of residual starches of sugary-2 opaque-2 and sugary-2 maize starch granules hydrolyzed with glucoamylases were investigated. A crude and two crystalline glucoamylases were used. The amylopectin fractions of both starches hydrolyzed easier than that of amylose with all enzymes. Residual starches hydrolyzed by the crude glucoamylase accumulated low-molecular weight materials, which was not observed in residual starches attacked by crystalline glucoamylase. It was suggested that in the crude enzyme the contaminating α-amylase caused the accumulation of the minified fraction. It is also suggested that the crystalline region of sugary-2 opaque-2 starch may consist of a mixture of A-type and B-type patterns. Evidence for this was from observation of the changes in X-ray diffraction patterns of residual starch following amylase and acid hydrolysis.
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