Microstructural and Physicochemical Properties of Oxidized Potato Starch for Paper Coating

Heat-induced structural changes were examined for a series of potato starches differing in degree of oxidation and prepared as 25 and 35% dispersions. The molecular weight of amylopectin decreased markedly with the degree of oxidation. Microstructural studies revealed that all oxidized potato starch dispersions heated to 90deg;C contained whole granules. The least oxidized potato starch (Raisamyl 316) paste contained large numbers of swollen granules filled with dissolved amylose. In the more oxidized potato starch dispersions, both amylopectin and amylose were solubilized within the granule. Mixing of the amylose and amylopectin occurred and amylose- and amylopectin-rich domains could be seen inside the granule. At 35% concentration all starches studied formed a gel during cooling (from 90 to 30deg;C). The lower the degree of oxidation, the higher the gelling temperature. Raisamyl 310 formed the firmest gel. The gel formation of most oxidized potato starches was weak. Raising the heating temperature from 90 to 120deg;C, in combination with shearing, delayed the gelation.     

Rheology of Okenia hypogaea Starch Dispersions in Aqueous Solution of DMSO

The aim of this work was to study the rheological behavior of Okenia hypogea starch dispersions (OSD) in aqueous solution (90/10, v/v) of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Okenia starch dispersions with 3 and 7 % (w/v) total solids were prepared at 20 °C and rheological tests were undertaken at 20, 40 and 60 °C, using a shear rate controlled rotational viscometer. The data fitted better the power law than the Casson model. Flow curves and flow behavior index indicated shear‐thinning behavior. All rheological parameters were affected by the solids concentration and the measurement temperature. As regards amylose and amylopectin content okenia starch is grouped among “ordinary” (non‐waxy) starches. Overall, OSD behaved similarly to potato starch dispersions and corn starch dispersions used as controls.     

Stufenweise Elutionsanalyse der Fraktionen von thermisch dispergierter Amylose-, Kartoffel- und Wachsmaisstärke

Stepwise Elution Analysis of Fractions of Thermically Dispersed High Amylose, Potato and Waxy Corn Starch. Changes in the starch constituents - the amylose and the amylopectin — from dispersions of high amylose, potato- and waxy corn starch were studied by stepwise elution analysis and determination of molecular weight. The dispersions were prepared by dispersing the pastes 1 and 3 h at 120 °C and the amyloses and amylopectins separated by means of n-butanol and methanol, resp. With the exeption of a partial separation in waxy corn starch no separation of pastes into amylose and amylopectin could be observed, probably due to the mild pasting conditions in the Brabender Viscograph. By stepwise elution analysis it could be stated that after prolonged thermic dispersing of the pastes of high amylose starch the amylose and amylopectin do no longer change, which is in good agreement with the values of molecular weight. By analogous treatment of the pastes of potato starch, however, a decomposition of amylose and amylopectin could be stated. In the dispersions of waxy corn starch the amylose molecules decompose to a degree whereafter thermic dispersing of 3 h practically no complex with n-butanol could be observed. Relatively great losses were stated at the isolation of the precipitated constituents. It was stated that the isolated amyloses of potato starch are suitable substrates for activity measurements of α-amylase in human serum and urine as well as in other biologic materials.     

Structures and Physicochemical Properties of Acid‐Thinned Corn,Potato and Rice Starches

The structures and physicochemical properties of acid‐thinned corn, potato, and rice starches were investigated. Corn, potato, and rice starches were hydrolyzed with 0.14 N hydrochloric acid at 50 °C until reaching a target pasting peak of 200—300 Brabender Units (BU) at 10% solids in the Brabender Visco Amylograph. After acid modification the amylose content decreased slightly and all starches retained their native crystallinity pattern. Acid primarily attacked the amorphous regions within the starch granule and both amylose and amylopectin were hydrolyzed simultaneously by acid. Acid modification decreased the longer chain fraction and increased the shorter chain fraction of corn and rice starches but increased the longer chain fraction and decreased the shorter chain fraction of potato starch, as measured by high‐performance size‐exclusion chromatography. Acid‐thinned potato starches produced much firmer gels than did acid‐thinned corn and rice starches, possibly due to potato starch's relatively higher percentage of long branch chains (degree of polymerization 13—24) in amylopectin. The short‐term development of gel structure by acid‐thinned starches was dependent on amylose content, whereas the long‐term gel strength appeared dependend on the long branch chains in amylopectin.     

Fine structure of amylopectin and relation with physicochemical properties of three coloured potato starches

In this study, yellow, red and purple potato starches were selected as the research objects to analyse the fine structure and the relation to the physicochemical properties. Enzymatic hydrolysis and high-performance anion-exchange chromatograph were employed to characterise the structure of clusters and φ, β-limit dextrins. The average degree of polymerisation of clusters from the yellow potato starch was larger (188.57) than in red (91.31) and purple (107.32) potato starch. The molar percentage of fingerprint B chains in yellow, red and purple potato amylopectin were 58.01%, 63.60% and 60.78%, respectively, while major part of short B chains were 15.92%, 17.16% and 16.49%, respectively. The yellow potato amylopectin showed the highest density of branches values indicated that it was more tightly branched. The Pearson correlation coefficients results indicated that the fine structure of amylopectin had significant effects on the physicochemical properties of potato starches, and we can better understanding the differences of the properties among the three potato starches by studying the amylopectin fine structure.     

Amylopectin structure of heat–moisture treated starches

The effects of heat–moisture treatment (HMT; moisture content of 25%, at 100°C for 24 h) on starch chain distribution and unit chain distribution of amylopectin in normal rice, waxy rice, normal corn, waxy corn, normal potato, and waxy potato starches were investigated. After HMT, starch chain distribution (amylose and amylopectin responses) of waxy corn and potato starches were identical to those of untreated starches, whereas the chromatographic response of waxy rice starch showed a slight decrease, but with a slight increase in peak tailing. This result indicated that HMT had no (or very limited) effect on the degradation of amylopectins. Analysis of unit chain distribution of amylopectins revealed that waxy characteristics affected the molecular structure of amylopectin in untreated starches, i.e., the CL of normal‐type starches was greater than that of waxy‐type starches. After HMT, the CL and unit chain distribution of all starches were no different than those of untreated starches. The results implied that changes in the physico‐chemical properties of HMT starches would be due to other phenomena rather than the degradation of amylopectin molecular structure. However, the thermal degradation of amylopectin molecules of waxy starches could occur by HMT at higher treatment temperatures (120 and 140°C).     

促进玉米直链淀粉回生的甘薯淀粉晶种的筛选及表征

通过向四次回生的玉米直链淀粉中添加草酸侵蚀的四次回生的甘薯淀粉、甘薯直链和甘薯支链淀粉晶种(质量分数:1%),研究甘薯淀粉晶种对玉米直链淀粉回生的影响。结果表明,甘薯淀粉晶种明显促进了玉米直链淀粉回生长晶,其中甘薯直链淀粉晶种使得玉米直链淀粉回生率达到59.5%,比不添加晶种提高了19.3%。可见吸收光谱研究表明,甘薯淀粉晶种及长晶后的玉米直链淀粉均保持了双螺旋结构。X-射线研究表明草酸侵蚀后甘薯淀粉、甘薯直链淀粉、甘薯支链淀粉均为A+B型。将其分别添加到玉米直链淀粉中并长晶后的样品,结构均为B型。DSC研究表明,甘薯支链淀粉晶种具有最高的吸热焓,说明其晶体含量最高。三种晶种分别促进玉米直链淀粉长晶后的结构较为相似,晶体含量也较相近。该研究为提高淀粉的回生率、研究回生淀粉结晶结构提供良好的技术支持。     

Retrogradation of Potato Starch as Studied by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

Retrogradation kinetics for a potato starch-water system (10% w/w gel) was monitored by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy and compared with waxy maize starch. The spectra showed the C-C and C-O stretching region (1300-800 cm⁻¹) to be sensitive to the retrogradation process. A multi-stage process was observed during the retrogradation of potato starch and characterized as the formation of short- and long-range order. The first stage was characterized as the formation of helices and the fast formation of crystalline amylose regions. The second stage was described as the induction time for amylopectin helix aggregation. Stage three was described as the helix-helix aggregation and the crystallization of amylopectin. The overall-first order calculated rate constant of potato starch was (9.6±1.4) 10⁻ 3h⁻¹. The calculated rate constant were in agreement with the known difference in retrogradation kinetics of waxy maize and potato starch. The effects were explained by the differences in retrogradation rate of amylopectin and amylose. Potato starch consists of amylose as well as amylopectin. Whereas amylose crystallization occurs within a few hours, amylopectin crystallization is slow and takes a few weeks.     

6种不同种类直支链淀粉相互混合对其回生的影响

目的 研究6种不同种类直支链淀粉相互混合对其回生的影响。方法 将玉米淀粉、甘薯淀粉、木薯淀粉、马铃薯淀粉、糯米淀粉、小麦淀粉等6种不同种类直支链淀粉分离出来, 然后两两混合, 研究不同直支链混合对其回生率的影响。 结果 马铃薯支链淀粉与甘薯支链淀粉以2:8(m:m)混合回生率最低, 为60.0%, 玉米支链淀粉与木薯支链淀粉以8:2(m:m)混合回生率最低为52.6%, 小麦支链淀粉与糯米支链淀粉以8:2(m:m)混合回生率最低为51.2%, 甘薯支链淀粉与小麦支链淀粉以1:1(m:m)混合回生率最低为53.7%。木薯支链淀粉与小麦直链淀粉以1:1(m:m)混合时所得淀粉回生率最大, 达到了92.0%, 混合淀粉回生后X射线晶型为B型。结论 不同种类直支链淀粉混合对其回生率影响很大, 食品加工中尽量不要混合使用木薯支链淀粉与小麦直链淀粉。     

Characterization of Residues from Partially Hydrolyzed Potato and High Amylose Corn Starches by Pancreatic α‐Amylase

High amylose corn starch (HACS) and potato starch were hydrolyzed by pancreatic α‐amylase in vitro. Residues after hydrolysis were collected and characterized for their physicochemical properties and molecular structure. Compared with raw starches, residues had lower apparent amylose contents and higher resistant starch contents. The gelatinization enthalpy of residues from HACS increased while enthalpy of residues from potato starch decreased from 15.4 to 11.3 J/g. Peak viscosity and breakdown values of the residues from potato starch were markedly decreased but final viscosity values did not show much change. Chain length distribution of debranched amylopectin from the residues indicated that the relative portion of short chain in the residue decreased for both starches. More molecules with intermediate chain length (DP 16—31) were found in residue after 48‐h hydrolysis of potato starch.     

The effect of concentration and botanical source on the gelation and retrogradation of starch

The changes in shear modulus of pea, wheat, maize and potato starch gels with time, at concentrations between 10 and 40% w/w, were followed. In this range, the cooling of gelatinised dispersions of starch resulted in turbid, elastic gels. The initial rate of development of stiffness of the gels followed the order: pea>maize>wheat>potato, and was related to the amount of amylose solubilised during gelatinisation. The initial gelation was not reversed on heating to 100° C. There was also a long-term increase in gel stiffness, which was thermally reversible. This long-term increase, linked to a crystallisation involving amylopectin, followed the order: pea>potato>maize>wheat. With increasing starch concentration this latter process becomes more important.     

Chemical composition,digestibility and emulsification properties of octenyl succinic esters of various starches

Octenyl succinate starches are commonly used as emulsifiers and texturizing agents in many food-systems. Rice, tapioca, corn, wheat and potato starches were modified with octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA) at 3% level. Structural characterization, molecular weight, starch digestibility and physical properties of starch granule stabilized emulsions were studied for modified starches. Modified potato (0.022) and wheat (0.018) starches had the highest and lowest degrees of OSA substitution, respectively. For all starches, amylose and amylopectin molecular mass was significantly (P < 0.05) lower for OSA starches. OSA modification may have hydrolyzed the small amylose and amylopectin chains, or caused rearrangement of the starch molecules. Although the starch modification improved emulsification properties, botanical source showed more influence on this parameter. Overall, botanical source had more influence on functional properties than degree of substitution. Further studies on OSA group distribution and fine molecular structure of amylopectin and relationship with functional properties will be important.     

Reactivity of Amylose and Amylopectin in Potato Starch

The availability for reaction of amylose and amylopectin in potato starch was investigated by etherifying potato starch in granular form and in solution with diethylaminoethylchloride to a very low degree of substitution. The distribution of ether groups over both starch fractions was subsequently determined. A higher reactivity of amylose with respect to amylopectin was found for granular starch, in contrast with reaction in solution, where both starch fractions show almost equal degree of substitution. This indicates a difference in physical state between amylose and amylopectin in granular potato starch. Furthermore it was shown, that the relative reactivity of the starch fractions can be varied by physical modification of the native starch.     

Werner-type metal complexes of potato starch

It was shown that potato starch formed Werner‐type complexes. In these complexes a metal atom is ligated by the lone electron pairs of hydroxyl groups from d ‐glucose units and phosphate groups in starch. Acetate, chloride and nitrate were counter‐ions to the transition metal atoms. The metal cations bound preferentially to the phosphoric acid moiety of amylopectin, but secondarily they were co‐ordinated by the hydroxyl groups of the d ‐glucose units. This resulted in the formation of clathrate cages in which a significant number of the water molecules were trapped. Such structures were able to co‐ordinate further metal cations. Only Mn(II) and Co(II) ions, with acetate counter‐ions, neither formed clathrate cages nor were co‐ordinated by the hydroxyl groups of the d ‐glucose of starch.     

The Interaction Between Surfactants and 2‐Hydroxy‐3‐(N,N‐dimethyl‐N‐dodecylammonium)‐propyloxy Starches

The phase behavior of temperature‐responsive hydrophobically modified starches and the interaction between oxidized potato amylose and hydrophobically modified potato amylopectin have been investigated by rheology, turbidity measurements and differential scanning calorimetry. When oxidized amylose was mixed with hydrophobically modified amylopectin, a viscosity peak was observed, indicative of a guest‐host interaction between the oxidized amylose and the hydrophobically modified amylopectin. A series of oxidized and hydrophobically modified potato starches were investigated in the presence of an anionic and cationic surfactant. A coil‐helix transition of the investigated starches was observed in the presence of surfactant, with the exception of a cationic surfactant combined with a hydrophobically modified zwitterionic starch of high positive net charge. The destabilizing mechanism (the phase separation) of the hydrophobically modified starches was studied as well as the difference in stabilizing capacity between the investigated cationic and anionic surfactants.     

Hypochlorite Oxidation of Barley and Potato Starch

The oxidation of barley and potato starches was studied using sodium hypochlorite as oxidant. The degree of oxidation, depolymerization during oxidation and gel formation of barley starch was compared with the properties of potato starch. The effect of oxidation on gelatinization of starches as well as on amylose-lipid complex of barley starch was also analyzed. Barley starch was not as easily oxidized as potato starch. In both starches depolymerization of amylopectin and amylose occurred during oxidation. Based on the dissociation enthalpy of amylose-lipid complex, the lipid-bound amylose in barley starch was readily oxidized. Oxidation decreased the gelling ability of barley starch. At high level of oxidation gel formation by potato starch was much slower and weaker than by barley starch.     

Comparative Study on the Starch Noodle Structure of Sweet Potato and Mung Bean

ABSTRACT:  Fine structure of sweet potato starch (SPS) and mung bean starch (MBS) by gel-permeation chromatography (GPC) showed that the amylose in SPS and MBS had 9.0 and 1.8 chains, respectively. The long chains of amylopectin in MBS (A_p-MB) were longer than those of amylopectin in SPS (A_p-SP), but the short chains of A_p-SP were shorter than those of A_p-MB. The structures of starch noodles of sweet potato (SPSN) and mung bean (MBSN) were analyzed by GPC, scanning electron micrograph (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and X-ray diffraction after hydrolysis by acid and enzymes. The results showed that the residues obtained with acid and enzymes in MBSN contained large amounts of high molecular weight fractions, and a relatively small amount of low molecular weight fractions, whereas those in SPSN contained some high molecular weight fractions and large amounts of low molecular weight fractions. SPSN exhibited higher digestibility by HCl, α-amylase, β-amylase, and pullulanase than MBSN. The surface of MBSN was more smooth than that of SPSN and the inside of MBSN contained long, thick, and orderly filaments, while there were many pore spaces inside SPSN from SEM. The DSC thermogram of the resistant residues from both starch noodles after acid/enzyme hydrolysis showed a broad endotherm peak near 100 °C (96 to 115 °C) due to the presence of the complexes of amylose-lipid and lipid-(long chains in amylopectin). Because of a lower content of branched amylose and a higher content of amylopectin in SPS, the structure of SPSN had a less distinct crystalline pattern and higher adhesiveness, whereas there was a higher content of amylose with a little branch and moderate amylopectin in MBS. Thus, the structure of MBSN had a stronger distinct crystalline pattern and good cohesiveness.     

Influence of Food Emulsifiers on Pasting Temperature and Viscosity of Various Starches

The influence of monoglycerides (DGMS), stearoyl-2-lactylates (CSL, SSL), and diacetylated tartaric acid esters of monoglycerides (DATE) on amylograph curves of various starches has been investigated. DGMS gave the greatest increase in pasting temperature of wheat and tapioca starch, followed by SSL, CSL and DATE. The pasting temperature of corn and potato starch was less affected by these emulsifiers. Peak viscosity of wheat starch in distilled water was increased by all emulsifiers, and was decreased in tapioca and potato starch. Both pasting temperature and peak viscosity were strongly influenced by variations in pH, and were to some extent also dependent on ion concentration. In hard tap water the peak viscosity was slightly decreased by the anionic emulsifiers (SSL > CSL > DATE), due to the presence of Ca⁺⁺ and Mg⁺⁺ ions, while DGMS gave a higher peak viscosity than in distilled water. DATE seems to be more sensitive to variations in pH or ion concentration than the other emulsifiers.     

A Novel Thermoreversible Gelling Product Made by Enzymatic Modification of Starch

Amylomaltases or D‐enzyme (4‐α‐glucanotransferases; E.C. 2.4.1.25) are carbohydrate‐active enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glucan units from one α‐glucan to another in a disproportionation reaction. These enzymes are involved in starch metabolism in plants or maltose/glycogen metabolism in many microorganisms. The amylomaltase of the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB8 was overproduced in Escherichia coli, partially purified and used to modify potato starch. The action of amylomaltase caused the disappearance of amylose and the broadening of the side‐chain length distribution in amylopectin, which resulted in a product with both shorter and longer side chains than in the parent starch. Amylomaltase‐treated potato starch showed thermoreversible gelation at concentrations of 3% (w/v) or more, thus making it comparable to gelatin. Because of its animal origin, gelatin is not accepted by several consumer groups. Therefore, the amylomaltase‐treated potato starch might be a good plant‐derived substitute for gelatin.