脂肪酸链长对高直链玉米淀粉—脂质复合物结构及理化性质的影响

目的：探究淀粉—脂质复合物的形成机理。方法：采用12~18个碳链的脂肪酸与脱支/非脱支高直链玉米淀粉复合,利用差示扫描量热仪、X-射线衍射仪、傅里叶红外光谱仪等分析复合物的热特性、结晶结构及有序结构等,探究脂肪酸链长及脱支/非脱支高直链玉米淀粉对淀粉—脂肪酸复合物结构及性质的影响。结果：脱支处理的淀粉与脂肪酸的复合率随碳链的增长而降低,其中月桂酸复合率最高(15.00%);未脱支处理的淀粉与脂肪酸的复合率随碳链的增长先升高后下降,其中软脂酸复合率(13.73%)最高。复合物的热特性、结晶结构、分子有序度等与其复合程度有关,淀粉和脂肪酸复合后,糊化峰值温度升高,热稳定性升高,经复合后,淀粉由B型结晶结构转变为V型。结论：脂肪酸链长及淀粉脱支对淀粉—脂质复合物结构及理化性质具有较大影响。     

Impact of Process Conditions on Digestibility of Pea Starch

This study investigated how process conditions affect the digestibility of pea starch from pea starch powder (PSP). The factors considered were resistant starch (RS), slow digestible starch (SDS) and rapidly digestible starch (RDS) content. The examined five process factors were: material/water ratio, cooking temperature, cooking time, soaking time, and heat dehydration time. Changes in process conditions mainly altered the content of RS and SDS. Analysis with Sephadex G-200 chromatography and differential scanning calorimetry revealed that RS was mainly from retrograded amylose and amylopectin, while SDS and RDS were mainly derived from amylopectin.     

A Study of Annealing and Freeze‐Thaw Stability of Acid‐Modified Tapioca Starches by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

Tapioca starch was partially hydrolyzed by 6% (w/v) hydrochloric acid at room temperature for various lengths of time. Annealing and freeze‐thaw stability of the acid‐modified starches were studied using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). In the annealing study, as the hydrolysis time increased, the effect of annealing on narrowing and shifting the endothermic peak to a higher temperature was decreased. The endothermic transition of annealed 48‐h acid‐modified tapioca starch showed a narrow peak and a broad shoulder, corresponding to the melting of the amylopectin double helices (crystalline regions) and the retrograded partially hydrolyzed amylose, respectively. This effect of annealing on the sharpening of the endotherm was less pronounced on acid‐modified tapioca starches annealed for 192 h and 768 h, respectively. These results indicated that annealing leads to more homogeneous crystallites and this effect is enhanced when the material contains more amorphous and homogeneous domains. In the case of the freeze‐thaw stability study, the melting endotherm of recrystallized amylopectin became larger with increasing hydrolysis time. The first detectable endotherm of native tapioca retrograded gel was observed after five cycles, while all acid‐modified retrograded gels showed the melting endotherm after only one cycle. Increasing hydrolysis time may increase the proportion of short chain amylose and amylopectin molecules, which are able to form double helices, resulting in an increase in the enthalpy and a higher retrogradation rate of the gel.     

Characterisation of amylose and amylopectin with various moisture contents after frying process: effect of starch–lipid complex formation

Frying is commonly used to process starchy foods. This work explored the interactions of amylose (AM) and amylopectin (AP) with lipids during frying. Maize-derived AM and AP that were adjusted to various moisture contents were fried at 180 °C. The significant effects of moisture content and formation of starch–lipid complexes were confirmed. Rheological analysis indicated that the elasticity of the fried AM paste decreased. This change was observed in AM but not in AP. Viscoelasticity decreased as the initial starch moisture content was increased. The presence of a V-type structure was confirmed by XRD. In general, relative crystallinity decreased as moisture content was increased. On the other hand, the increasement of starch–lipid complex could elevated the degree of crystallisation. AM was more likely than AP to undergo complexation with lipids during frying. Increasing the moisture content of starch within 20%~60% promoted the formation of starch–lipid complexes.     

酶脱支处理对玉米缓慢消化淀粉形成的影响

以玉米原淀粉为原料,研究普鲁兰酶脱支处理糊化后制备缓慢消化淀粉(slowly digestible starch,SDS)过程中各影响因素(温度、p H值、酶用量、贮藏及干燥条件)对SDS形成的影响。结果表明,在57.5℃、p H 4.9、酶用量60 U/g的条件下脱支8 h,然后煮沸灭酶30 min,再经4℃冷藏、60℃干燥后,可得SDS含量为31.09%的产品。原淀粉、酶脱支处理样品及脱支并去除快速消化淀粉样品的X射线衍射图谱表明,脱支处理后,玉米淀粉结晶结构由A型向B型转变。因此,通过酶脱支处理提高SDS含量的可能原因是形成了新的结晶结构,SDS含量与结晶的数量和质量有关。采用酶法制备SDS具有较好的工业化应用前景。     

Effect of Pullulanase Debranching of Sago (Metroxylon sagu) Starch at Subgelatinization Temperature on the Yield of Resistant Starch

The effects of pullulanase debranching of sago (Metroxylon sagu) starch in the granular state and subsequent physical treatments on the formation and yield of type III resistant starch (RS 3) have been investigated. Sago starch was enzymatically debranched with pullulanase at 60°C and at pH 5.0 using different enzyme concentrations (24, 30, 40, 50 PUN/g dry starch) which was added to 20% (w/v) starch slurry and incubated for 0 to 48 h. Optimum enzyme concentration of 40 PUN/g dry starch and three debranching times (8, 16 and 24 h) have been selected for subsequent preparation of RS. Granule morphology and molecular weight distribution (MWD) of the debranched and resistant starch were examined. Debranched starch samples showed blurred birefringence patterns, a decrease in amylopectin fraction, an increase in low molecular weight fraction and a broadening of MWD. Debranched starch samples with a maximum RS yield of 7% were obtained at 8 h debranching time. Temperature cycling and incubation at certain temperature and storage time enhanced the formation of RS. Under the conditions used in this study, the optimum conditions to obtain the highest RS yield (11.6%) were 8 h of debranching time, followed by incubation at 80°C for seven days. The MWD analysis showed that RS consisted of material with relatively low degree of polymerization. This study showed that pullulanase treatment of starch in the granular state resulted in limited debranching of amylopectin but the subsequent physical treatments (incubation time/temperature) can be manipulated to promote crystallization and enhance formation of RS 3.     

酵母菌发酵生淀粉提高马铃薯淀粉回生率机理研究

以马铃薯淀粉为原料,淀粉回生率为考察指标,研究酵母菌发酵对马铃薯淀粉回生率的影响。通过对比发酵前后马铃薯回生淀粉的可见和红外吸收曲线,分析了酵母菌发酵提高马铃薯淀粉回生率的机理。结果表明,纤细酵母菌发酵马铃薯淀粉可使马铃薯淀粉回生率由12%提高到39.4%,提高了2.28倍。发酵后马铃薯回生淀粉中直链淀粉的最大可见吸收波长为587.8 nm,大于发酵前的569.6 nm。酵母菌发酵马铃薯淀粉提高其回生率的原因有两方面:一是发酵过程产生的酶使马铃薯支链淀粉脱支生成直链淀粉,增加了参与回生直链淀粉的量;二是发酵过程使马铃薯淀粉中醛基部分转变为伯醇基,进而生成糖苷键,增加直链淀粉链长,有利于淀粉回生过程晶体长大。     

超声波对玉米淀粉分子结构影响

研究淀粉颗粒经超声波处理后,淀粉分子量分布变化、直链淀粉与支链淀粉组分变化。结果表明,随着超声波时间延长,淀粉水解率逐渐增加,支链淀粉分子量显著降低,直链淀粉含量升高,形成新的直链淀粉脂质复合物。     

The Mechanism for the Synthesis of Starch and Its Relationship to the Newly Proposed Structural Model for DNA. Part I.

The physical and chemical properties of starch and glycogen can be explained on the basis that glycogen is converted into amylose and amylopectin by a debranching enzyme (isoamylase) which removes the external α-1,6-linked branches of the glycogen. This precursor glycogen exists in all corn endosperm examined: ae high amylose, normal dent, waxy, and sweet corn. Analyses of amylopectins show that they behave as statistical condensation polymers (the model-V of Erlander and French) which have been debranched. Further support for the mechanism is given by the fact that the chain length and degree of branching of the interior part of all amylopectins is essentially the same as that of its precursor glycogen. Any mechanism for starch synthesis must, however, consider the complexing of enzymes because both amylopectin and glycogen behave as if they were strongly complexed to proteins. Thus proteases can destroy these complexes and viscosity differences of various barley geneotype starches can be correlated to protein content. Acid hydrolysis studies on corn amylopectins suggest that the type of protein complexed with amylopectin changes with both endosperm maturity and corn variety. Amylose synthesis from debranched chains can be correlated with the ability of chromosomes to regulate when and in what sequence an enzyme is synthesized. The proposed model for desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) – which is a hollow cylinder with the bases on the outside – can explain how these regulators (genetic repressors and inducers) can function. „Proofs”︁ for the Watson-Crick model such as X-ray analyses, hypochromism, and molecular dimensions are shown to be erroneous.     

Assessment of the influence of amylose-LPC complexation on the extent of wheat starch digestibility by size-exclusion chromatography

Amylose forms inclusion complexes with lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), that decrease the susceptibility of amylose to amylase degradation. This study on the influence of complexation on starch susceptibility to amylase explains the nature of this protective effect. Wheat starch suspensions (9% w/w) containing 0.5–5% LPC were subjected to hydrolysis by porcine pancreatic α-amylase at 37 °C for several digestion times. The digesta were analysed by size-exclusion chromatography (SEC). The molar mass distribution was closely dependent on the digestion time and amount of LPC. This study precisely demonstrates the alteration of the digestion profile of starch on a molecular level, influenced by amylose-LPC complexation; however the effect depends on the digestion time. During 15 and 30 min digestion, inclusion complexes not only protect amylopectin in the initial hydrolysis stage, but also demonstrate lower susceptibility of the molecular amylose complexes to amylase hydrolysis. Digestion for 240 min resulted in a lower oligosaccharide peak concentration, in the presence of a high LPC concentration, which is related to less degradation of complexed amylose fraction.     

Structure and physicochemical properties of palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.) seed-shoot starch grown in Sri Lanka

Starch from palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.) seed-shoot flour was isolated and its composition, morphology, structure and physicochemical properties were determined. The yield of starch was 38.4% on a whole flour basis. The shape of the granule ranged from round to elliptical. Bound lipid, total lipid, apparent amylose, total amylose and resistant starch contents were 0.03%, 0.04%, 30.9%, 32.7% and 32.2%, respectively. The X-ray pattern was of the A-type and relative crystallinity was 34.1%. Palmyrah starch exhibited a high proportion (31.8%) of short amylopectin chains (DP 6–12) and a low proportion (1.2%) of long amylopectin chains (DP > 36). Gelatinization temperatures were 73.1–82.0 °C and enthalpy of gelatinization was 13.6 J/g. Pasting temperature, viscosity breakdown and set-back were 76.5 °C, 147 and 74 BU, respectively. Palmyrah starch exhibited high granular swelling, and restricted amylose leaching. Susceptibility towards in vitro α-amylolysis and retrogradation was low. The results showed that physicochemical properties of palmyrah starch were largely influenced by strong interactions between amylose–amylose and/or amylose–amylopectin chains within the granule interior.     

Retrogradation of Sweetpotato Starch

Hardness and the percentage of leaked water of sweetpotato starch gels after storage were investigated as indexes of starch retrogradation. Starches of some varieties of sweetpotato were retrograded rapidly, but those of others were not retrograded during storage for one week. After one month of storage, starches of all varieties were highly retrograded, but the varietal order of hardness and the percentage of leaked water were almost the same as that after storage for one week. The study of chain length distribution by gel permeation chromatography after debranching by isoamylase showed that the hardness and the percentage of leaked water from the gel were positively correlated with amylose content and the proportion of Fr 1, the fraction of the highest molecular weight, containing amylose and extremely long chains of amylopectin, and negatively correlated with the proportion of Fr 3, the fraction with the lowest molecular weight, containing shorter chains of amylopectin. In addition, it was demonstrated by high performance anion exchange chromatography that the proportion of extra‐short chains (around DP 10) of amylopectin after isoamylase treatment was negatively correlated with the retrogradation index of starch. These results suggest that retrogradation of sweetpotato starch was promoted by amylose and extremely long chains of amylopectin and was inhibited by extra‐short chains (around DP 10) of amylopectin.     

Interaction between starch and aroma compounds as measured by proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS)

The interaction between starch and the complexing aroma compounds hexanal and menthone was investigated by headspace analysis using proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS). Starch systems with non-modified and modified tapioca starch were prepared containing single aroma compounds (hexanal, menthone) or a blend of the two aroma compounds at low aroma concentrations (6 × 10⁻³ mg/100 g). The headspace intensity of starch–aroma systems was slightly reduced due to starch–aroma interactions compared to aroma water-systems. The combination of hexanal and menthone did not lead to competitive aroma release effects, but hexanal retention increased by increasing the equilibration time from 48 to 96 h. Non-modified and chemically modified starch showed similar aroma release behaviour. It is concluded that the formation of starch–aroma complexes influences aroma release, but that at low aroma concentration the dissociation of the complex is not hindered by the aggregation of amylose–aroma complexes.     

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。     

大米淀粉凝胶储藏过程中消化特性的变化

对大米淀粉凝胶储藏过程中消化特性的变化进行了研究，研究结果表明：在储藏早期，直链含量高的大米淀粉凝胶，随着直链凝皎网络的形成和稳定，淀粉体系中慢消化性淀粉和抗性淀粉含量显著增加，表明直链三维凝胶网络对酶有较强抗性。在后期的储藏过程中，随着储藏时间的延长，大米淀粉体系中慢消化性淀粉含量逐步增加，慢消化性淀粉含量增加的主要原因是由于支链淀粉的重结晶所引起。     

The Fine Structure of Corn Starches of Various Amylose-Percentage: Waxy,Normal and Amylomaize

The fine structure of high-amylose corn starches has been studied after dispersion of the starch and fractionation into their components amylose and amylopectin. The resulting amylopectin fraction reported in the literature possesses anomalous properties with regard to the waxy and normal amylopectin. However, the experimental results obtained by different authors for determining the structure lead to controversal explanations. Therefore, using an enzymic method, which permits the direct examination of the constitutive chains of the starch, the fine structure of the amylopectin of an amylomaize starch (64% amylose) has been investigated and compared with those of waxy and normal starches. The pullulanase – debranched chains are fractionated by gel permeation and their linearity are checked under the action of β-amylase. The inner chains of the amylopectin fraction are studied after debranching of the β-limit dextrins. The results show the identity between amylopectins from waxy and normal starches. The amylopectin fraction of amylomaize has its own structure with longer inner chains than those of waxy-maize amylopectin.     

Effect of Gamma Irradiation on Molecular Structure and Physicochemical Properties of Corn Starch

ABSTRACT:  Carboxyl content and amylose leaching of gamma-irradiated corn starch increased and swelling factor decreased with increasing radiation dose. The apparent amylose content decreased gradually from 28.7% for native starch to 20.9% for 50 kGy irradiated starch. The proportion of short amylopectin branch chains (DP 6 to 12) increased, while the proportion of longer branch chains (DP ≥ 37) decreased with increasing radiation dose. The relative crystallinity and the degree of granule surface order decreased from 28.5% and 0.631 in native starch to 26.9% and 0.605 in 50 kGy irradiated starch, respectively. Pasting viscosity and gelatinization temperatures decreased with an increase in radiation dose. At a high dose (50 kGy), melting of amylose–lipid complex in DSC thermogram was not observed. The rapidly digestible starch (RDS) content slightly decreased up to 10 kGy but increased at 50 kGy. The resistant starch (RS) content slightly decreased at 2 kGy and then increased up to 50 kGy. The slowly digestible starch (SDS) content showed the opposite trend to RS content. Slower irradiation dose rate reduced carboxyl content, swelling factor, and amylose leaching. The apparent amylose content and amylopectin chain length distribution were not significantly affected by dose rate of gamma irradiation. However, the relative crystallinity and gelatinization enthalpy increased with slower dose rate. Slower dose rate decreased RDS and SDS contents, and increased RS content.     

Effect of debranching and heat treatments on formation and functional properties of resistant starch from high-amylose corn starches

High-amylose corn starches [(Hylon V (H5) and Hylon VII (H7)] were debranched with pullulanase, followed by autoclaving–storing cycles and drying in an oven (at 50 °C) or freeze-dryer. The samples were autoclaved at 123 and 133 °C and stored at 4 and 95 °C. Molecular weights of the samples decreased and resistant starch (RS) contents increased with increased debranching time. RS contents of H7 samples were higher than those of H5 samples. RS contents of oven-dried samples were higher than those of freeze-dried samples. Debranching caused decreases in DSC peak temperature (T _p) and increases in enthalpy (ΔH) values of H5 and H7. Autoclaving at 133 °C caused higher ΔH values as compared to autoclaving at 123 °C. The solubility and water-binding values of autoclaved-only (control) and autoclaved–debranched (3–48 h) samples and the samples treated with autoclaving–storing cycles after debranching of both H5 and H7 were higher than those of their respective native starches. Debranching of starch samples affected the emulsion capacity of albumin adversely, but improved the emulsion stability of albumin. Cold viscosity values of freeze-dried samples were higher than those of oven-dried samples. Autoclaving–storing cycles after debranching caused decreases in peak, breakdown and final viscosity values.     

Physicochemical Properties of Sweetpotato Starches with Different Gelatinization Temperatures

Physicochemical properties of five sweetpotato starches differing in gelatinization temperature were examined. The gelatinization temperature of Koganesengan starch, an ordinary cultivar of sweetpotato in Japan, was 73.6°C, whereas those of the other starches were measured to be 71.6°C for Kyukei 96162–1, 65.8°C for Kyushu No.127, 63.9°C for Kyukei 240, and 54.9°C for Quick Sweet. Some relationships of the primary structural properties with the gelatinization temperature have been found. As the gelatinization temperature decreased: i) the content of phosphate groups attached to the glucosyl residues decreased, ii) the amylose content, which was determined as difference in long chains of debranched original starch and of its amylopectin, decreased, iii) the proportion of unit chains with DP > 100 in the amylopectin fraction increased, iv) the proportion of unit chains with DP 6 to 10 in the amylopectin fraction increased, whereas that of unit chains with DP 12 to 24 decreased, v) the B‐type crystallinity of the starch granules was enhanced, and vi) the proportion of longer chains constituting each Nägeli amylodextrin increased. Moreover, it was found that thin pastes of the low temperature‐gelatinizing starches retrograded slower during cold storage than the ordinary starch. Among the starches, Quick Sweet starch granules, having the lowest gelatinization temperature, were digested rapidly by pancreatin.     

Resistant Starch Made from Banana Starch by Autoclaving and Debranching

Resistant starches (RS) were prepared from banana starch by debranching with pullulanase for different times and after autoclaving treatment. The different treatments produced seven RS products, which were tested with respect to available starch (AS), RS and in vitro hydrolysis rate. The control sample (without debranching) had the highest AS (80.5%) and the lowest RS content (9.1%). The samples debranched for 5 h and longer did not show significant differences (α = 0.05) in AS (approximately 72%) and RS (approximately 18%). The RS values obtained in the samples prepared were twice as high as that of the control sample. However, the sample debranched for the longest time had the highest hydrolysis rate, demonstrating that this product has a high digestion rate. Banana starch is a good source for RS preparation by autoclaving due to its high RS content and can be an alternative source in developing countries for obtaining a nutraceutic ingredient for functional food preparation.