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Analysis of Molecular Structure of Starch
Analysis of Molecular Structure of Starch
structure of starch
Physicochemical properties/
Chemical composition
Molecular
structure
Genes
Biosynthesis
(enzymes)
Thai green
canna
Thai purple
canna
Mung
bean
Isoamylolysis
26
28
24
Labeling method
25
27
23
B1
B2+B3
B1
B2+B3
14
52
84.3
15.7
15
53
84.0
16.0
10 21
48
59.1 31.4
9.5
Mung bean
Molecular characterization
Number average degree of
polymerization (molecular size, DP)
Average chain length (CL)
Amylose
Molecular characterization
Average (branch) chain length, overall
Average (branch) chain length, of A-chain
Amylopectin
Methods of Analysis
Colorimetric methods
chemical reaction
chemical reaction + enzyme reaction
Chromatographic Techniques
without enzyme reaction
with enzyme reaction
Low-angle laser-light-scattering photometer
Detector
total sugar
non-reducing end sugar
DP/CL
Total sugar:
Anthrone-H2SO4
Phenol-H2SO4
Colorimetric methods
(chemical reaction + enzyme reaction)
Isoamylase/pullulanase
total sugar
non-reducing end sugar
Experimental Procedure
Fractionation
(selective precipitation)
Amylose
Molecular analyses
(HPSEC)
Amylopectin
Debranched
Isoamylase or pullulanase.
Mobile
Phase
|M|
|L|
Solvent
Delivery
System
Injector
Injection of
debranche
d
amylopecti
n
Response
Recorder
Detectors
Retention time
Chart record
Figure 6
Block diagram showing the component of an
HPSEC instrument.
Experimental Procedure
Amylopectin structure studied by HPSEC
Column: Zorbax PSM 60S ( 2)
MW range: 5 102 104
Column dimension:
6.2 mm ID 250
mm
Loading size: 40 l
Eluent: 90% DMSO
Flow rate: 0.5 ml/min
Pressure: <3,000 psi
Column temperature: 50oC
Standard: maltoheptaose, pullulan6000
and pullulan12000 (MW 1,170, 5,900,
11,800, respectively)
MW 5,900,
13.727 min
Figure 7
High-performance size exclusion
chromatography of maltoheptaose, pullulan6000
Pullulan12000
Pullulan6000
Maltoheptaose
Figure 8
100000
Normal rice
10
10
10
12
12
12
14
14
16
16
16
10000
1000
1000
100
100
10
10
1
100000
208
18
Normal potato
14
10000
Normal corn
18
18
Waxy rice
10
12
14
16
Waxy corn
18
20
1
100000
10000
10000
1000
1000
100
100
10
10
1
100000
208
10
12
14
16
18
Waxy potato
20
1
100000
10000
10000
1000
1000
100
100
10
10
1
208
1
10
12
14
16
Figure 9
High-performance size exclusion
chromatography of isoamylolyzate of
18
20
40 30
20
Degree of polymerization
5
10
150 100 80 60
Normal rice
20
10
Waxy rice
RI detector response
Mole
RI detector response
Mole
40 30
150 100 80 60
10
12
RI detector
response
Mole
150 100 80 60
10
12
RI detector
response
Mole
10
12
40 30
20
14
40 30
10
16
20
150 100 80 60
18
20
8
Normal
corn
10
150 100 80 60
8
18 potato
20
Normal
14
16
14
16
10
12
RI detector
response
Mole
18
20
8
10
12
RI detector
response
Mole
10
12
40 30
20
14
40 30
10
16
20
18 corn
20
Waxy
10
14
16
14
16
18 potato
20
Waxy
18
20
were different.
DPn
RI response (RI)
fluorescence response (F)
RI
DPsample = (RI/F)sample
(RI/F)std.
x DPstd.
Linear molecule
Reducing end
Glucose
alpha-1,4
alpha-1,6
-amylolysis
6
5
Phosphorus
4
3
Property
Thai green
canna
Thai purple
canna
Mung
bean
397
420
100
275
299
15
69
71
15
Phosphorus (P)
Sugar Phosphate