| Abstract: | The hydrolysis of corn starch by 1N H2SO4-30% ethanol aqueous solution at 45°C increased linearly with increasing of hydrolysis time for 20 d. The relative crystallinity of native corn starch showed 0.350 by X-ray diffraction and it increased gradually with increasing of hydrolysis time up to 8 d. The increasing ratio of 1/hydrolysis residue to hydrolysis time increased more largely than that of relative crystallinity after 14 d. On the other hand, the relative crystallinity of native corn starch by deuteration showed 0.341 very near to the value by X-ray diffraction. Moreover, this increasing ratio of the crystallinity accompanied by acid hydrolysis showed an inclination similar to that given by X-ray diffraction. These facts suggest that the exchanging of OH for OD groups may be caused very a little in crystalline region of corn starch granules. |
