ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Cornstarch sols were prepared with pH adjusted to various values both before and after gelatinization. Retrogradation was ascertained by measurement of crystallinity (x-ray), enzymatic digestibility, and cold water solubility. When the starch was gelatinized after pH adjustment, maximum retrogradation was at a pH value of about 5, with diminishing retrogradation at higher and lower values. When the starch was gelatinized before pH adjustment, maximal retrogradation occurred at pH values 1-2, with diminishing retrogradation at higher values. After an initial period of rapid retrogradation, retrogradation at all pH values studied follows first-order kinetics. The data are explained in terms of molecular size, role of pH in hydrogen bond rupture, the weakly acidic character of starch, and changes in the configurational entropy of starch molecules.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1962.070062312
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