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Analysis and Specification of Starch Granule Size Distributions
Published on: March 4, 2021
Low digestion property of amylosucrase-modified waxy adlay starch
Eun Jeong Kim1, Ha Ram Kim1, Seung Jun Choi2
11Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826 Korea.
Abstract:
Structural and digestion properties of amylosucrase-modified waxy adlay starch were investigated. The unique reaction of amylosucrase caused a decrease and an increase in the proportion of short chains and long chains, respectively, via attachment of glucosyl units to the non-reducing ends of branch chains. The in vitro digestion profile of amylosucrase-modified starch revealed that elongated branch chains were the main reason for high contents of slowly digestible and resistant starches due to formation of a more perfect crystalline structure via easy association between elongated branch chains. The glucose response in mice after consumption of amylosucrase-modified starch was similar to the response for commercial resistant starch with a gradual increase followed by a gradual decrease in blood glucose concentrations over a prolonged time. Both in vitro and in vivo tests were used to verify increased resistance to digestive enzymes caused by amylosucrase modification.
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