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Analysis and Specification of Starch Granule Size Distributions
Published on: March 4, 2021
Structural, pasting and thermal properties of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) starches affected by
Licheng Gao1, Honglu Wang1, Chenxi Wan1
1State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, China.
Abstract:
Common buckwheat starch (CBS) has extensive using value in the human diet. In this study, the molecular structure and physicochemical properties of CBS isolated from five cultivars collected from three regions of China were studied. Variations in molecular structure, crystalline structure, complexity, water solubility (WS), swelling power (SP), pasting properties, and thermal characteristics were recorded among the starches. The CBS had both similarities and differences in its properties by comparison with maize starch (MS) and potato starch (PS). The average molecular weight (MW) and amylopectin average chain length (ACL) of CBS ranged from 3.86 × 107 g/mol to 4.68 × 107 g/mol and from 21.29% to 22.68%, respectively. CBS and MS were divided into one subgroup and showed typical A diffraction patterns, while PS was divided into two subgroups and exhibited a typical B polymorphic pattern. The WS and SP of all the starches significantly increased with increasing temperature and had great variation at 70 °C and 90 °C. Pearson's correlation analysis showed that the molecular structure of starches greatly affected the physicochemical properties. This study revealed that the physicochemical properties of CBS could be affected by the molecular structures.
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