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- Title
Changes of crystalline structure and physicochemical properties of Pueraria lobata var. thomsonii starch under water deficit.
- Authors
Gao, Dan; Li, Xin; Li, Fengyu; Luo, Rui; Liao, Haimin; Man, Jianmin
- Abstract
Crystal type is an important physicochemical property of starch. However, it is currently unclear whether changes in crystal type affect other properties of starch. This study discovered that water deficit resulted in an increase in small starch granules and transparency in Pueraria lobata var. thomsonii, while causing a decrease in amylose content and swelling power. Additionally, the crystal type of P. Thomsonii starch changed from CB-type to CA-type under water deficit, without significantly altering the short-range ordered structure and chain length distribution of starch. This transformation in crystal type led to peak splitting in the DSC heat flow curve of starch, alterations in gelatinization behavior, and an increase in resistant starch content. These changes in crystalline structure and physicochemical properties of starch granules are considered as adaptive strategies employed by P. Thomsonii to cope with water deficit.
- Subjects
STARCH; CRYSTAL structure; CORNSTARCH; PUERARIA; AMYLOSE; GELATION
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2024, Vol 19, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0304373