Structural disorganization of cereal, tuber and bean starches in aqueous ionic liquid at room temperature: Role of starch granule surface structure

Ke Zan, Jinwei Wang, Fei Ren, Jinglin Yu, Shujun Wang, Fengwei Xie, Shujun Wang

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Abstract

The structural disorganization of different starches in a 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Emim][OAc])/water mixture (1:6 mol./mol.) at room temperature (25 °C) was studied. For normal cereal starches, which have pinholes randomly dispersed on the granule surface or only in the outermost annular region (wheat starch), the aqueous ionic liquid (IL) completely destroyed the granule structure within 1–1.5 h. Pea starch (PeS) granules with cracks were destroyed by the aqueous IL within 6 h. High-amylose maize starch (HAMS), as well as potato and purple yam starches (PoS and PYS), which have a dense and thick outer granule layer, were even more resistant to the action of the solvent. Structural disorganization was accompanied by increased viscosity and controlled the binding of water molecules with starch chains. From this study, we concluded that the surface characteristics of starch granule are an important factor affecting starch structural disorganization in an aqueous IL.

Original languageEnglish
Article number117677
JournalCarbohydrate Polymers
Volume258
Early online date23 Jan 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2021

Funding

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 32030084 and 31871796 ), N atural Science Foundation of Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission ( 20ZYJDJC00040 and 17JCJQJC45600 ). The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32030084 and 31871796), Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission(20ZYJDJC00040 and 17JCJQJC45600).

FundersFunder number
National Natural Science Foundation of China31871796, 32030084
Tianjin Science and Technology Committee
Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission20ZYJDJC00040, 17JCJQJC45600

    Keywords

    • Aqueous ionic liquid
    • Crystalline structure
    • Different starch cultivars
    • Granule structure
    • Starch dissolution
    • Starch granule destruction

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Organic Chemistry
    • Polymers and Plastics
    • Materials Chemistry

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