Starch structure and reactivity is not fully understood, despite the widespread use of starch and its derivatives in food and non-food industries. This study is focused on the relationship between starch granular and molecular structure, and their impact on the relative extent of reaction (i.e., reactivity). Starch was derivatized with a fluorescent probe (5-[4,6-dichlorotriazinyl]aminofluorescein) as a derivatizing reagent (model derivatization system). The granular locale of reaction, and relative reactivities of debranched starch amylose (AM) and amylopectin (AP) branch chains [long (LC), medium (MC), and short (SC)] were monitored for 24 h via confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) equipped with refractive index (RI) and fluorescence (FL) detection, respectively. The granular locale of reaction was initially focused at external granule surfaces (≤ 0.5 h), and gradually progressed into granule matrix during latter reaction stages (12-24 h). Starch chain reactivities decreased in the order: AP-LC >> AM, AM-MC > AP-SC, irrespective of the length of reaction. Later, in the modified SEC set up, ‘intermediate material’ was identified (IM, subpopulation of AM/AP-LC, 100 ≤ degree of polymerization <372), which exhibited 5.0-9.4 fold higher reactivity than the overall reactivity calculated across all starch chains. IM was shown to be a primary molecule in the outer layers of starch granules where the reaction was most intensive. Overall findings suggest that granule architecture impacts the relative reactivities and reaction patterns of AM and AP branch chains. The gathered information is expected to improve technical practice and design specific functionality of starch derivative.
저자
Jung Sun Hong [ 홍정선 | Food Processing Research Center, Division of Strategic Food Industry Research, Korea Food Research Institute 13539, Korea ]
본 학회는 화학, 생화학, 분자생물학, 미생물학, 식품공학, 의학, 약학, 유전공학 및 생물공학, 환경 및 기타 공업 등 전 분야의 탄수화물관련 이론과 기술을 연구 발전시키고 산학협동을 통해 이를 보급하여 국내 관련 산업의 발전 및 국민생활의 과학화에 기여하고자 하며, 이러한 목표와 비젼의 실현을 위해 회원들이 적극적인 참여와 활동을 전개하고자 한다.