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Starch molecular fine structure is associated with protein composition in chickpea seed
Xiaoyan Tan1, Xinle Tan2, Enpeng Li3
1Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia; Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu Province, China.
Abstract:
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seed is a nutritional food high in starch and protein. This study aims to find the relationships between the molecular fine structure of starch and the composition of storage proteins and metabolic enzymes, using different chickpea varieties. It is found that storage proteins and starch biosynthetic enzymes influence each other. The initial formation of amylopectin molecules is affected by storage proteins, as suggested by the positive correlation (p < 0.01) between the average molecular size of amylopectin and total protein content. In addition, a higher amount of seed globulin could be an indication of higher amylose content and more short - medium amylose chains (degree of polymerization, DP, 118-2000). This study might assist selection of chickpea varieties with desirable qualities, such as low starch digestibility.
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