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Analysis and Specification of Starch Granule Size Distributions
Published on: March 4, 2021
Changes in the properties of Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (Fuzi, processed aconite roots) starch during
Xiao Yang1, Juan Dai2, Dengfeng Guo1
11School of Food and Bioengineering, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039 People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (Fuzi) is an important, toxic traditional Chinese medicine that has been widely used in clinical practice. Due to the toxicity of its raw materials, it needs to be processed before application. The changes in the physicochemical properties of Fuzi starch during processing were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. The results showed the following: morphological properties changed from spherical to irregular and polygonal particles, while the particle size increased significantly; amylose content and solubility decreased significantly; swelling power and water-binding capacity increased significantly; the X-ray diffraction peak disappeared, and the crystallinity decreased; and the gelatinization temperature and enthalpy decreased significantly. The properties of Fuzi starch were similar to those of pregelatinized starch. These results indicated that Fuzi starch undergone repeated processes of gelatinization and aging, which destroyed the original crystal structure of the starch.
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