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Zhu J, Liu Q, Gilbert RG. The effects of chain-length distributions on starch-related properties in waxy rices. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 339:122264. [PMID: 38823928 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Normal rice starch consists of amylopectin and amylose, whose relative amounts and chain-length distributions (CLDs) are major determinants of the digestibility and rheology of cooked rice, and are related to metabolic health and consumer preference. Here, the mechanism of how molecular structural features of pure amylopectin (waxy) starches affect starch properties was explored. Following debranching, chain-length distributions of seven waxy varieties were measured using size-exclusion chromatography, and parameterized using biosynthesis-based models, which involve breaking up the chain-length distribution into contributions from five enzyme sets covering overlapping ranges of chain length; structure-property correlations involving the fifth set were found to be statistically significant. Digestibility was measured in vitro, and parameters for the slower and longer digestion phase quantified using non-linear least-squares fitting. The coefficient for the significant correlation involving amylopectin fine structure for the fifth set was -0.903, while the amounts of amylopectin short and long chains were found to dominate breakdown viscosity (correlation coefficients 0.801 and - 0.911, respectively). This provides a methodology for finding or developing healthier starch in terms of lower digestion rate, while also having acceptable palatability. As rice breeders can to some extent control CLDs, this can help the development of waxy rices with improved properties.
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- Jihui Zhu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; The University of Queensland, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; The University of Queensland, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Velayudhan P, M S K, Kalarikkal N, Thomas S. Exploring the Potential of Sustainable Biopolymers as a Shield against Electromagnetic Radiations. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2024; 7:3568-3586. [PMID: 38768373 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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The increasing demand for biodegradable and environmentally friendly materials is shifting the focus from traditional polymer composites to biocomposites in various applications, especially in electromagnetic shielding. Effective utilization of biopolymers demands improved properties and can be achieved to a certain extent by functionalization. Biopolymers such as cellulose, polylactic acid, and starch are some of the potential candidates for mitigating electromagnetic pollution in next-generation electronic devices because of their high aspect ratio, flexibility, light weight, high mechanical strength, thermal stability, and tunable microwave absorption to the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding composites. This Review provides an overview of the current advancements in EMI shielding materials and outlines recent research on EMI shielding composites that utilize various biodegradable polymer structures.
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- Pravitha Velayudhan
- Department of Physics, St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam, Kerala 682011, India
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- Department of Physics, St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam, Kerala 682011, India
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- School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686560, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686560, India
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Radzlin N, Mohamad Ali MS, Goh KM, Yaakop AS, Zakaria II, Kahar UM. Exploring a novel GH13_5 α-amylase from Jeotgalibacillus malaysiensis D5 T for raw starch hydrolysis. AMB Express 2024; 14:71. [PMID: 38874807 PMCID: PMC11178733 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-024-01722-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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α-Amylase plays a crucial role in the industrial degradation of starch. The genus Jeotgalibacillus of the underexplored marine bacteria family Caryophanaceae has not been investigated in terms of α-amylase production. Herein, we report the comprehensive analysis of an α-amylase (AmyJM) from Jeotgalibacillus malaysiensis D5T (= DSM28777T = KCTC33550T). Protein phylogenetic analysis indicated that AmyJM belongs to glycoside hydrolase family 13 subfamily 5 (GH13_5) and exhibits low sequence identity with known α-amylases, with its closest counterpart being the GH13_5 α-amylase from Bacillus sp. KSM-K38 (51.05% identity). Purified AmyJM (molecular mass of 70 kDa) is stable at a pH range of 5.5-9.0 and optimally active at pH 7.5. The optimum temperature for AmyJM is 40 °C, where the enzyme is reasonably stable at this temperature. Similar to other α-amylases, the presence of CaCl2 enhanced both the activity and stability of AmyJM. AmyJM exhibited activity toward raw and gelatinized forms of starches and related α-glucans, generating a mixture of reducing sugars, such as glucose, maltose, maltotriose, maltotetraose, and maltopentaose. In raw starch hydrolysis, AmyJM exhibited its highest efficiency (51.10% degradation) in hydrolyzing raw wheat starch after 3-h incubation at 40 °C. Under the same conditions, AmyJM also hydrolyzed tapioca, sago, potato, rice, and corn raw starches, yielding 16.01-30.05%. These findings highlight the potential of AmyJM as a biocatalyst for the saccharification of raw starches, particularly those derived from wheat.
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- Nurfatini Radzlin
- Malaysia Genome and Vaccine Institute, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Jalan Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Enzyme and Microbial Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Malaysia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Enzyme and Microbial Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Malaysia
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Enzyme Technology Laboratory, Institute Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Malaysia Genome and Vaccine Institute, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Jalan Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Malaysia Genome and Vaccine Institute, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Jalan Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Li S, He R, Liu J, Chen Y, Yang T, Pan K. Rod-Shaped Starch from Galanga: Physicochemical Properties, Fine Structure and In Vitro Digestibility. Foods 2024; 13:1784. [PMID: 38891012 PMCID: PMC11171565 DOI: 10.3390/foods13111784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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This work investigated the physicochemical properties, structural characteristics, and digestive properties of two non-conventional starches extracted from Galanga: Alpinia officinarum Hance starch (AOS) and Alpinia galanga Willd starch (AGS). The extraction rates of the two starches were 22.10 wt% and 15.73 wt%, which is lower than widely studied ginger (Zingiber officinale, ZOS). But they contained similar amounts of basic constituents. AOS and AGS showed a smooth, elongated shape, while ZOS was an oval sheet shape. AOS and ZOS were C-type starches, and AGS was an A-type starch. AOS showed the highest crystallinity (35.26 ± 1.02%) among the three starches, possessed a higher content of amylose (24.14 ± 0.73%) and a longer amylose average chain length (1419.38 ± 31.28) than AGS. AGS starch exhibits the highest viscosity at all stages, while AOS starch shows the lowest pasting temperature, and ZOS starch, due to its high amylose content, displays lower peak and trough viscosities. Significant differences were also found in the physicochemical properties of the three starches, including the swelling power, solubility, thermal properties, and rheological properties of the three starches. The total content of resistant starch (RS) and slowly digestible starch (SDS) in AOS (81.05%), AGS (81.46%), and ZOS (82.58%) are considered desirable. These findings proved to be valuable references for further research and utilization of ginger family starch.
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- Shanshan Li
- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Tropical Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China; (S.L.); (R.H.); (J.L.); (T.Y.)
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Tropical Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China; (S.L.); (R.H.); (J.L.); (T.Y.)
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Tropical Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China; (S.L.); (R.H.); (J.L.); (T.Y.)
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Tropical Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China; (S.L.); (R.H.); (J.L.); (T.Y.)
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Tropical Herbs, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China; (S.L.); (R.H.); (J.L.); (T.Y.)
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Zhang C, Xu Z, Xu Y, Ma M, Xu S, Gebre BA, Corke H, Sui Z. Absolute Quantitative Lipidomics Reveals Different Granule-Associated Surface Lipid Roles in the Digestibility and Pasting of Waxy, Normal, and High-Amylose Rice Starches. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:12842-12858. [PMID: 38767652 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c00079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Granule-associated surface lipids (GASLs) and internal lipids showed different lipid-amylose relationships, contents, and distributions, suggesting their differing biological origins and functions, among waxy, normal, and high-amylose rice starch. The GASL content mainly depended on the pore size, while internal lipids regulated starch biosynthesis, as indicated by correlations of internal lipids with the chain length distribution of amylopectin and amylose content. Of the 1346 lipids detected, 628, 562, and 408 differentially expressed lipids were observed between normal-waxy, high-amylose-waxy, and normal-high-amylose starch, respectively. After the removal of GASLs, the higher lysophospholipid content induced greater decreases in the peak and breakdown viscosity and swelling power, while the highest digestibility increase was found with the highest triacylglycerol content. Thus, different GASL compositions led to different digestibility, swelling, and pasting outcomes. This study sheds new light on the mechanism of the role of GASLs in the structure and properties of starch, as well as in potential modifications and amyloplast membrane development.
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- Chuangchuang Zhang
- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou 515063, China
- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Sifuentes-Nieves I, Soler A, Flores-Silva PC. Effect of plasma-activated water on the supramolecular structure and techno-functional properties of starch: A review. Food Chem 2024; 456:139997. [PMID: 38865820 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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This review discusses the changes in the multi-scale structure and functionality of starch after its hydrothermal modification using plasma-activated water (PAW). PAW contains reactive species that decrease the pH of the water and increase the oxidation-reduction potential, which promotes the oxidation and degradation of the surface of the starch granules to varying extents, depending on the botanical source and treatment conditions. In this article, we compile the information published so far on the effects of using PAW during heat-moisture and annealing treatments and discuss the results of the substitution of water with PAW on the long and short-range crystallinity, helical order, thermal behavior, functional properties, and digestibility. Additionally, we highlighted the possible application of PAW-modified starches. Finally, we provided an overview of future challenges, suggesting several potential directions to understand the mechanisms behind PAW use for developing sustainable modified starches for the food industry.
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- Israel Sifuentes-Nieves
- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, C.P. 25253, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Cerro Blanco No. 141, Col. Colinas del Cimatario, C.P. 76090 Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, C.P. 25253, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.
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Hamidon TS, Garba ZN, Zango ZU, Hussin MH. Biopolymer-based beads for the adsorptive removal of organic pollutants from wastewater: Current state and future perspectives. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 269:131759. [PMID: 38679272 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Among biopolymer-based adsorbents, composites in the form of beads have shown promising results in terms of high adsorption capacity and ease of separation from the effluents. This review addresses the potential of biopolymer-based beads to remediate wastewaters polluted with emerging organic contaminants, for instance dyes, active pharmaceutical ingredients, pesticides, phenols, oils, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, and polychlorinated biphenyls. High adsorption capacities up to 2541.76 mg g-1 for dyes, 392 mg g-1 for pesticides and phenols, 1890.3 mg g-1 for pharmaceuticals, and 537 g g-1 for oils and organic solvents have been reported. The review also attempted to convey to its readers the significance of wastewater treatment through adsorption by providing an overview on decontamination technologies of organic water contaminants. Various preparation methods of biopolymer-based gel beads and adsorption mechanisms involved in the process of decontamination have been summarized and analyzed. Therefore, we believe there is an urge to discuss the current state of the application of biopolymer-based gel beads for the adsorption of organic pollutants from wastewater and future perspectives in this regard since it is imperative to treat wastewater before releasing into freshwater bodies.
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- Tuan Sherwyn Hamidon
- Materials Technology Research Group (MaTReC), School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Qalam University Katsina, Katsina 820101, Nigeria
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- Materials Technology Research Group (MaTReC), School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia.
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Scholtysek L, Poetsch A, Hofmann E, Hemschemeier A. The activation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii alpha amylase 2 by glutamine requires its N-terminal aspartate kinase-chorismate mutase-tyrA (ACT) domain. PLANT DIRECT 2024; 8:e609. [PMID: 38911017 PMCID: PMC11190351 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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The coordination of assimilation pathways for all the elements that make up cellular components is a vital task for every organism. Integrating the assimilation and use of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) is of particular importance because of the high cellular abundance of these elements. Starch is one of the most important storage polymers of photosynthetic organisms, and a complex regulatory network ensures that biosynthesis and degradation of starch are coordinated with photosynthetic activity and growth. Here, we analyzed three starch metabolism enzymes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii that we captured by a cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) affinity chromatography approach, namely, soluble starch synthase STA3, starch-branching enzyme SBE1, and α-amylase AMA2. While none of the recombinant enzymes was directly affected by the presence of cGMP or other nucleotides, suggesting an indirect binding to cGMP, AMA2 activity was stimulated in the presence of L-glutamine (Gln). This activating effect required the enzyme's N-terminal aspartate kinase-chorismate mutase-tyrA domain. Gln is the first N assimilation product and not only a central compound for the biosynthesis of N-containing molecules but also a recognized signaling molecule for the N status. Our observation suggests that AMA2 might be a means to coordinate N and C metabolism at the enzymatic level, increasing the liberation of C skeletons from starch when high Gln levels signal an abundance of assimilated N.
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- Lisa Scholtysek
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, PhotobiotechnologyRuhr University BochumBochumGermany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Department for Plant BiochemistryRuhr University BochumBochumGermany
- School of Basic Medical SciencesNanchang UniversityNanchangChina
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Protein CrystallographyRuhr University BochumBochumGermany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, PhotobiotechnologyRuhr University BochumBochumGermany
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Shen H, Li J, Chen L, Guo X. Insights into multiscale structure and digestive characteristic of starch from two cultivars of chestnut during kernel development. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 269:131978. [PMID: 38692537 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Multiscale structure and digestive characteristic of starch during kernel development of Castanea henryi ('Jinzhui' (YS) and 'Baiyan No.1' (WS)) were investigated in this study. Structural analysis revealed that the surface of starch granules became smooth, the amylopectin content decreased (from 71.32 % to 70.47 %, from 71.44 % to 68.37 %, respectively), the chain length distribution of amylopectin reduced (the proportion of B1 chain decreased from 52.35 % to 50.60 %, from 52.22 % to 50.59 %, respectively) while the amorphous and semi-crystalline lamellae of starch increased during development, which was consistent with the decreasing relative crystallinity (from 28.79 % to 24.11 %, from 29.57 % to 23.66 %, respectively) and short-range ordering degree. The degradation of ordered structure further resulted in the increase of digestibility, especially in the late developmental stage, supported by a significant decrease of resistant starch content (from 70.21 % to 61.70 % and from 73.58 % to 58.86 %, respectively). Transcriptome analysis and RT-qPCR were performed to explore the possible molecular mechanisms affecting starch structure. The high expression of several key genes including AGPase, GBSS, SBE, SSS, ISA and PUL in late development stage might be the reason of structural changes during development. The results provided valuable information for starch accumulation during kernel development of Castanea henryi.
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- Haoran Shen
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, Research Institute for Food Nutrition and Human Health, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, Research Institute for Food Nutrition and Human Health, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, Research Institute for Food Nutrition and Human Health, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, Research Institute for Food Nutrition and Human Health, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Zhang L, Zhao J, Li F, Jiao X, Zhang Y, Yang B, Li Q. Insight to starch retrogradation through fine structure models: A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2024:132765. [PMID: 38823738 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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The retrogradation of starch is crucial for the texture and nutritional value of starchy foods products. There is mounting evidence highlighting the significant impact of starch's fine structures on starch retrogradation. Because of the complexity of starch fine structure, it is a formidable challenge to study the structure-property relationship of starch retrogradation. Several models have been proposed over the years to facilitate understanding of starch structure. In this review, from the perspective of starch models, the intricate structure-property relationship is sorted into the correlation between different types of structural parameters and starch retrogradation performance. Amylopectin B chains with DP 24-36 and DP ≥36 exhibit a higher tendency to form ordered crystalline structures, which promotes starch retrogradation. The chains with DP 6-12 mainly inhibit starch retrogradation. Based on the building block backbone model, a longer inter-block chain length (IB-CL) enhances the realignment and reordering of starch. The mathematical parameterization model reveals a positive correlation between amylopectin medium chains, amylose short chains, and amylose long chains with starch retrogradation. The review is structured according to starch models; this contributes to a clear and comprehensive elucidation of the structure-property relationship, thereby providing valuable references for the selection and utilization of starch.
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- Luyao Zhang
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Beijing 100083, China.
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El-Nablaway M, Rashed F, Taher ES, Atia GA, Foda T, Mohammed NA, Abdeen A, Abdo M, Hînda I, Imbrea AM, Taymour N, Ibrahim AM, Atwa AM, Ibrahim SF, Ramadan MM, Dinu S. Bioactive injectable mucoadhesive thermosensitive natural polymeric hydrogels for oral bone and periodontal regeneration. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2024; 12:1384326. [PMID: 38863491 PMCID: PMC11166210 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1384326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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Periodontitis is an inflammation-related condition, caused by an infectious microbiome and host defense that causes damage to periodontium. The natural processes of the mouth, like saliva production and eating, significantly diminish therapeutic medication residency in the region of periodontal disease. Furthermore, the complexity and diversity of pathological mechanisms make successful periodontitis treatment challenging. As a result, developing enhanced local drug delivery technologies and logical therapy procedures provides the foundation for effective periodontitis treatment. Being biocompatible, biodegradable, and easily administered to the periodontal tissues, hydrogels have sparked substantial an intense curiosity in the discipline of periodontal therapy. The primary objective of hydrogel research has changed in recent years to intelligent thermosensitive hydrogels, that involve local adjustable sol-gel transformations and regulate medication release in reaction to temperature, we present a thorough introduction to the creation and efficient construction of new intelligent thermosensitive hydrogels for periodontal regeneration. We also address cutting-edge smart hydrogel treatment options based on periodontitis pathophysiology. Furthermore, the problems and prospective study objectives are reviewed, with a focus on establishing effective hydrogel delivery methods and prospective clinical applications.
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- Mohammad El-Nablaway
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical and Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan
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- Department of Basic Medical and Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Periodontology, and Diagnosis, Faculty of Dentistry, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Oral Health Sciences Department, Temple University’s Kornberg School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Physiology and Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Al Karak, Jordan
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- Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Toukh, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Histology and Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioengineering of Animal Resources, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Timișoara, Romania
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- Department of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Administration and Nursing Education, College of Nursing, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port-Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babes, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
- Pediatric Dentistry Research Center, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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Kumar V, Satapathy DK. Vapor and Light Responsive Biocompatible Soft Actuator. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:11206-11214. [PMID: 38748983 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Bioinspired smart polymeric materials that undergo three-dimensional shape deformation in response to specific stimuli have gained significant attention in the field of soft robotics and intelligent devices. Despite the substantial advancements in soft robotics, there is a growing demand for the design of multistimuli-responsive soft actuators using a single layer of material due to its reduced complexity and ease of manufacturing and durability. Here, we report the actuation characteristics of a single-layer, dual-responsive soft actuator that overcomes the commonly encountered delamination issues often associated with bilayer systems by incorporating PEDOT:PSS with cassava starch. This soft actuator exhibits deformations in response to various solvent vapors, such as water, alcohol, and acetone. Remarkably, it demonstrates opposite deformations upon exposure to water and alcohol vapors. Additionally, the actuator responds to light triggers and folds upon exposure to sunlight and infrared light. The degree of folding can be precisely controlled by adjusting the intensity of the light source. Furthermore, the periodic geometric patterns imposed on the surface of the actuator provide an additional handle to control the bending axis. For proof of concept, we leverage the actuation capabilities of our actuator to showcase a range of potential applications, including its usage in wearable textiles, crawler robots, smart curtains, push-and-pull machines, and smart lifts.
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- Vipin Kumar
- Soft Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu India
- Center for Soft and Biological Matter, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu India
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- Soft Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu India
- Center for Soft and Biological Matter, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu India
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Nitikornwarakul C, Wangpradid R, Rakkapao N. Impact of Molar Composition on the Functional Properties of Glutinous Rice Starch-Chitosan Blend: Natural-Based Active Coating for Extending Mango Shelf Life. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:1375. [PMID: 38794568 PMCID: PMC11124971 DOI: 10.3390/polym16101375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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This study investigates natural-based blends of glutinous rice starch (GRS) and chitosan (CS), varying their molar composition (0:100, 30:70, 50:50, 70:30, and 100:0) to explore their interaction dynamics. Our findings illustrate the versatility of these blends in solution and film forms, offering applications across diverse fields. Our objective is to understand their impact on coatings designed to extend the post-harvest shelf life of mangoes. Results reveal that increasing chitosan content in GRS/CS blends enhances mechanical strength, hydrophobicity, and resistance to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides infection, a common cause of mango anthracnose. These properties overcome limitations of GRS films. Advanced techniques, including FTIR analysis and stereo imaging, confirmed robust interaction between GRS/CS blend films and mango cuticles, improving coverage with higher chitosan content. This comprehensive coverage reduces mango dehydration and respiration, thereby preserving quality and extending shelf life. Coating with a GRS/CS blend containing at least 50% chitosan effectively prevents disease progression and maintains quality over a 10-day storage period, while uncoated mangoes fail to meet quality standards within 2 days. Moreover, increasing the starch proportion in GRS/CS blends enhances film density, optical properties, and reduces reliance on acidic solvents, thereby minimizing undesirable changes in product aroma and taste.
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- Chawakwan Nitikornwarakul
- Faculty of Innovative Agriculture and Fishery Establishment Project, Prince of Songkla University, Surat Thani Campus, Surat Thani 84000, Thailand; (C.N.); (R.W.)
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Faculty of Innovative Agriculture and Fishery Establishment Project, Prince of Songkla University, Surat Thani Campus, Surat Thani 84000, Thailand; (C.N.); (R.W.)
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Industrial Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Surat Thani Campus, Surat Thani 84000, Thailand
- Membrane Science and Technology Research Center, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai Campus, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
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Ha M, Jeong D, Park J, Chung HJ. Relation between textural attributes and surface leachate structural and compositional characteristics of cooked rice. Food Sci Biotechnol 2024; 33:1381-1391. [PMID: 38585572 PMCID: PMC10992613 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-023-01446-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the leachate and textural characteristics of cooked rice, and the correlations between the leachate properties and texture attributes were also investigated. Cooked waxy rice had much higher total solids and amylopectin amount in leachate than the normal and high-amylose rice. For all varieties, the amylopectin chain length of the leachate was similar, excluding Dodam cultivar. The rheological characteristics of the leachate solutions were highly dependent on the amylopectin amount of the leachate. Regarding the textural characteristics, Dodam had the highest hardness and the lowest adhesiveness. The principal component analysis showed substantial differences in leachate and textural characteristics of Korean cooked rice according to its amylose content. The adhesiveness was positively and negatively correlated with amylopectin amount of leachate and the proportion of long amylopectin chains, respectively. These results indicated that the leachate characteristics of cooked rice significantly influenced its textural attributes. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10068-023-01446-3.
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- Mingyo Ha
- Division of Food and Nutrition, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186 South Korea
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- Department of Food and Food Service Industry, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, 37224 South Korea
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- Department of Central Area Crop Science, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, 16429 South Korea
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- Division of Food and Nutrition, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186 South Korea
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Ramirez-Gutierrez CF, Contreras-Jiménez BL, Londoño-Restrepo SM. Characterization of starches isolated from Mexican pulse crops: Structural, physicochemical, and rheological properties. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 268:131576. [PMID: 38636764 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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This work aimed to characterize and compare the physicochemical properties of four pulse starches: bean, chickpea, lentil, and pea. Chemical proximate analysis, elemental composition, morphological grain characterization, crystalline structure, thermal analysis, FTIR analysis, and pasting properties were conducted. The proximate analysis shows that these starches have low fat, mineral, and protein content but high amylose values ranging from 29 to 36 % determined by colorimetry. Despite the high amylose content, the starches did not exhibit the typical behavior of an amylose-rich starch, with high peak viscosity and low breakdown and setback. It was found that this behavior was likely due to the large granule size of the ellipsoidal, spherical, and kidney-shaped granules and the high content of some minerals such as Na, Mg, K, Fe, Mn, P, and Si. The study also found that all pulse starches simultaneously contain monoclinic and hexagonal crystals, making them C-type starches. The findings were verified through the Rietveld analyses of X-ray diffraction patterns and differential scanning calorimetry, in which bimodal endothermic peaks evidenced both types of crystals being gelatinized.
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- Cristian Felipe Ramirez-Gutierrez
- Cuerpo Académico de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación Aplicada (TICA), Universidad Politécnica de Querétaro, El Marqués, Querétaro 76240, Mexico.
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Cerro Blanco 141 col. Colinas del Cimatario, C.P. 76090 Querétaro, Qro, Mexico; Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, C.P. 76010 Querétaro, Qro, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Nanotecnología, Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, Mexico.
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Lai S, Xie H, Hu H, Ouyang K, Li G, Zhong J, Hu X, Xiong H, Zhao Q. V-type granular starches prepared by maize starches with different amylose contents: An investigation in structure, physicochemical properties and digestibility. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 266:131092. [PMID: 38527678 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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V-type granular starches (VGSs) were prepared via an ethanol-alkaline (EA) method using maize starch with different amylose contents, specifically, high amylose (HAM), normal maize starch (MS), and waxy maize starch (WS). The X-ray diffraction pattern of the native starch was completely transformed into a V-type pattern after the EA treatment, indicating a structural change in the starch granules. The VGSs prepared by HAM had highest relative crystallinity (31.8°), while the VGSs prepared by WS showed amorphous diffraction pattern. Excessive NaOH, however, would disrupt the formation of V-type structures and cause granular shape rupture. The quantity of double-helical structures, particularly those formed by amylopectin at the starch granules' periphery, significantly decreased. Conversely, single-helical structures formed by amylose increased. A notable rise in the relative crystallinity of V crystals. Four VGS samples, characterized by granular integrity, were chosen for the next investigation of physicochemical and digestive properties. VGS prepared from HAM exhibited higher granular integrity, lower cold-water swelling extent (59.0 and 161.0 cP), improved thermal stability (the value of breakdown as lower as 57.67 and 186.67 cP), and higher resistance to digestion (RS content was up to 10.38 % and 9.00 % higher than 5.86 % and 5.66 % of VGS prepared from WS and MS). The results confirmed that amylose content has a substantial impact on the microstructural and physicochemical properties of VGSs.
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- Sixing Lai
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330047, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330047, China.
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Ghoshal U, Paul R, Ali SI, Sarkar P, Sen K. Starch spectra of Ampelopteris prolifera (Retz.) Copel, a new addition to the existing lexicon and its comparison with a local potato cultivar (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Kufri Jyoti). Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 266:131163. [PMID: 38547950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Novel kinds of starch spectra were generated from a lesser-known plant, making this investigation unique. The recent trend of starch characterization shows the establishment of novel bioresources from nonconventional unexplored databases. The present endeavor was made to obtain the starch fingerprint of Ampelopteris prolifera (rhizome) belonging to seedless vascular plants. For comparison, a commercial local cultivar of potato (Kufri Jyoti) was taken. The starch particle of A. prolifera shows much uniqueness depicting its novelty viz., crystallinity index of 60.04 %, powder diffractogram at (2θ scale)17.57° to 39.78°; this diffractogram pattern is reported from this study as newer one i.e. R type(whereas potato starch is CB type); characteristic peak at 2θ = 20.07° suggests starch-lipid complex formation and V type crystallinity (i.e. RS 5 type); FTIR spectra showing the presence of more short chain branching; high gelatinization temperature(84.62 ± 0.10), particle size and zeta value of A. prolifera is 4.00 ± 0.81 μm and - 18.91 ± 3.58 mV respectively. Bragg's peak from the single crystal X-ray diffraction has been generated for the first time of A. prolifera. Extraction of the starch particle was performed in chilled water. Therefore, the present study suggests wide-spectrum commercial utility and cost-effective production.
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- Utsha Ghoshal
- Deapartment of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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- Deapartment of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India
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- Deapartment of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
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Oh Y, Lee S, Lee NK, Rhee JK. Improving the Three-Dimensional Printability of Potato Starch Loaded onto Food Ink. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 34:891-901. [PMID: 38379303 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2311.11040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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This study focuses on improving the 3D printability of pea protein with the help of food inks designed for jet-type 3D printers. Initially, the food ink base was formulated using nanocellulose-alginate with a gradient of native potato starch and its 3D printability was evaluated. The 3D-printed structures using only candidates for the food ink base formulated with or without potato starch exhibited dimensional accuracy exceeding 95% on both the X and Y axes. However, the accuracy of stacking on the Z-axis was significantly affected by the ink composition. Food ink with 1% potato starch closely matched the CAD design, with an accuracy of approximately 99% on the Z-axis. Potato starch enhanced the stacking of 3D-printed structures by improving the electrostatic repulsion, viscoelasticity, and thixotropic behavior of the food ink base. The 3D printability of pea protein was evaluated using the selected food ink base, showing a 46% improvement in dimensional accuracy on the Z-axis compared to the control group printed with a food ink base lacking potato starch. These findings suggest that starch can serve as an additive support for high-resolution 3D jet-type printing of food ink material.
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- Yourim Oh
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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Park I, Mannaa M. Assessing Amylose Content with Iodine and Con A Methods, In Vivo Digestion Profile, and Thermal Properties of Amylosucrase-Treated Waxy Corn Starch. Foods 2024; 13:1203. [PMID: 38672876 PMCID: PMC11048771 DOI: 10.3390/foods13081203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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In this study, waxy corn starch was modified with 230 U or 460 U of amylosucrase (AS) from Neisseria polysaccharea (NP) to elongate the glucan. The amylose content of the AS-modified starches was determined using iodine and concanavalin A (Con A) methods, and their in vivo digestion, thermal, swelling, and pasting properties were evaluated. The amylose content of AS-treated starches was not significantly different (p > 0.05) when using the Con A method but was significantly higher than that of non-AS-treated samples when using the iodine method. In vivo, rats fed AS-treated starch had significantly lower blood glucose levels at 15 min than other rats; rats fed 460 U AS had lower blood glucose levels at 30 and 60 min than non-AS-treated rats. DSC analysis revealed that AS-treated starches exhibited higher initial, melting, and completion temperatures. Minimal volume expansion was observed by swelling factor analysis, while a Rapid Visco Analyzer assessment revealed that they had higher pasting onset temperatures, lower peak viscosities, and no trough viscosity compared to native starch. The elongated glucans in AS-treated starch reinforced their crystalline structure and increased slowly digestible and enzyme-resistant starch content. Overall, AS-treated starch showed unique thermal properties and a reduced blood glucose index upon administration. This distinctive characteristic of NPAS-treated starch makes it a good candidate food or non-food material for cosmetic products, medical materials, and adhesives.
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- Inmyoung Park
- School of Food and Culinary Arts, Youngsan University, Busan 48015, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea;
- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt
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Gumul D, Korus J, Orczykowska M, Rosicka-Kaczmarek J, Oracz J, Areczuk A. Starch from Unripe Apples ( Malus domestica Borkh) as an Alternative for Application in the Food Industry. Molecules 2024; 29:1707. [PMID: 38675527 PMCID: PMC11052241 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29081707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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This study investigated the properties of starch isolated from the unripe fruit of two apple cultivars (Malus domestica Borkh) grown in southern Poland (Central Europe). The chemical composition of both starches, molecular mass, their granulation, thermal characteristics, swelling characteristics, and rheological characteristics were studied. The starches differed significantly in ash, phosphorus, and protein content. The water-binding capacity at temperatures of 25-65 °C was similar, while differences of 20% appeared at higher temperatures. In contrast, a significant difference was found in the solubility of the two starches in the temperature range of 25-75 °C. The study showed that apple starches have a relatively low tendency to retrograde, with the enthalpy of gelatinization for starch from the Oliwka variety being 40% higher than that from the Pyros variety. However, the starches differed in the hardness of the gels formed, i.e., one variety formed soft gels with an internal structure resistant to external forces, while the other formed hard gels.
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- Dorota Gumul
- Department of Carbohydrate Technology and Cereal Processing, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Balicka 122 Str., 30-149 Krakow, Poland; (J.K.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Carbohydrate Technology and Cereal Processing, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Balicka 122 Str., 30-149 Krakow, Poland; (J.K.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 213 Str., 90-924 Lodz, Poland;
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- Institute of Food Technology and Analysis, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, 2/22 Stefanowskiego Str., 90-537 Lodz, Poland;
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- Institute of Food Technology and Analysis, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, 2/22 Stefanowskiego Str., 90-537 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Carbohydrate Technology and Cereal Processing, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Balicka 122 Str., 30-149 Krakow, Poland; (J.K.); (A.A.)
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Wu W, Tian W, Li Y, Zhao Q, Liu N, Huang C, Zhu L, Guo D. Sub-high amylose maize starch: an ideal substrate to generate starch with lower digestibility by fermentation of Qu. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024. [PMID: 38578681 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND The fermentation of Qu (FQ) is a novel method to modify the properties of starch to expand its application and especially to increase the resistant starch (RS) content. Using waxy maize starch (WMS) as a fermentation substrate can increase the RS content significantly but it may be time consuming and not cost effective due to the almost negligible RS content of WMS. To solve this problem, we hypothesized that sub-high amylose starch (s-HAMS), with an amylose content close to 50% could be an ideal substrate for FQ. RESULTS The results showed that FQ did not change the shape and the particle size of starch granules, the gelatinization peak (Tp), or the conclusion temperature (Tc), but the slowly digested starch content declined. Rapidly digested starch content fluctuated during FQ and the amylose content decreased within 36 h and then increased. Within 24h, FQ significanlty increased these values: the RS content, relative crystallinity (RC), the ratio of FTIR absorbances at 1047/1022cm-1, the diffraction peak at 19.8° in X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the gelatinization onset temperature (To) increased significantly, within 24 h of FQ. However, after 24 h of fermentation, the RS content, RC, the ratio of FTIR absorbances at 1047/1022 cm-1, and gelatinization enthalpy (ΔH) decreased significantly. CONCLUSION Sub-high amylose starch is more suitable for FQ to produce low digestibility starch, and the increase in RS may be due to the formation of 'amylose-lipid' complexes (RS5). © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Wenhao Wu
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Arid Area of Northwest Region, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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Barandiaran A, Montanes N, Gomez-Caturla J, Balart R, Florez-Prieto MA, Ávila-Martin L, Perilla JE. "Development and characterization of edible films based on starch isolated from different Colombian potato varieties". Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 263:130165. [PMID: 38367784 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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This work reports on the extraction and characterization of the behavior of starch from residues of several potato varieties (Criolla, Sabanera and Pastusa) of Colombian origin from the Andean region using different techniques and the evaluation of the effect of citric acid (CA) on the grain morphology. Additionally, films were produced with each one of the extracted starches and glycerol. Pastusa variety starch shows a higher granule size than the other varieties and Pastusa starch shows lower amylose content compared to Sabanera and Criolla. Criolla and Pastusa starches exhibit more thermal stability than Sabanera starch. Starch-glycerol films were also produced using the cast solving method. The films were mechanically analyzed by tensile test and the barrier properties were assessed by water vapor permeability (WVP). The tensile strength of the films varied in the 2.0-2.4 MPa range, while the elongation at break was comprised between 25 and 32 %. With regard to water vapor permeability, the obtained values fall within the 4-7 × 10-10 g m-1 s-1 Pa-1 range. It was observed that the thickness of the films and the protein content affected water vapor permeability, increasing this value at higher levels of thickness.
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- A Barandiaran
- Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Plaza Ferrándiz y Carbonell 1, 03801 Alcoy, Alicante, Spain; Grupo de Procesos Químicos y Bioquímicos, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Av. Cra. 30 N°45-03 ED 453 Of. 320, Bogotá 111321, Colombia.
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- Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Plaza Ferrándiz y Carbonell 1, 03801 Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Plaza Ferrándiz y Carbonell 1, 03801 Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Plaza Ferrándiz y Carbonell 1, 03801 Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
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- Grupo de Procesos Químicos y Bioquímicos, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Av. Cra. 30 N°45-03 ED 453 Of. 320, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
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- Grupo de Procesos Químicos y Bioquímicos, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Av. Cra. 30 N°45-03 ED 453 Of. 320, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
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- Grupo de Procesos Químicos y Bioquímicos, Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Av. Cra. 30 N°45-03 ED 453 Of. 320, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
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Lv X, Hong Y, Gu Z, Cheng L, Li Z, Li C, Ban X. Effect of solution on starch structure: New separation approach of amylopectin fraction from gelatinized native corn starch. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 329:121770. [PMID: 38286545 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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The complete dissolution of starch without degradation are necessary prerequisites for starch fractionation to obtain amylose or amylopectin (AP). With the recent, continuous progress in finding efficient and eco-friendly starch-dissolving solutions, applying new solvents for starch fractionation is important. In this study, the effects of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), NaOH, and CaCl2 solutions on starch structure and AP product parameters during starch fractionation were compared with respect to the starch deconstruction effect. This study proved that the CaCl2 solution could effectively dissolve corn starch (50 °C, solubility of 98.96 %), and promote the regeneration of starch into uniform and fine particles. Furthermore, the three solvents (DMSO, NaOH, and CaCl2) changed the crystal structure of corn starch, but they were all non-derivatizing solvents. The effect of the CaCl2 solution on the molecular structure of corn starch was the least significant of the three solvents. Finally, the extraction rate of AP from the CaCl2 solution reached 69.45 %. In conclusion, this study presents a novel and effective method for AP extraction.
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- Xinxin Lv
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Proevince, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Proevince, People's Republic of China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Proevince, People's Republic of China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Proevince, People's Republic of China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Proevince, People's Republic of China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Proevince, People's Republic of China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Proevince, People's Republic of China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, 1800 LiHu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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Huang B, Zhao G, Zou X, Cheng X, Li S, Yang L. Feasibility of replacing waxy rice with waxy or sweet-waxy corn viewed from the structure and physicochemical properties of starches. Food Res Int 2024; 182:114178. [PMID: 38519192 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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To explore the feasibility of substituting waxy rice with waxy or sweet-waxy corn, eight varieties of waxy and sweet-waxy corns were selected, including three self-cultivated varieties (Feng nuo 168, Feng nuo 211, and Feng nuo 10). Their starches were isolated and used as research objects, and commercially available waxy rice starch (CAWR) and waxy corn starch (CAWC) were used as controls. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, rapid viscosity analyzer, and rotational rheometer were used to analyze their physicochemical and structural characteristics. The morphologies of all corn starch granules were generally oval or round, with significant differences in particle size distributions. All ten starches exhibited a typical A-type crystal structure; however, their relative crystallinity varied from 20.08% to 31.43%. Chain length distribution analysis showed that the A/B ratio of Jing cai tian nuo 18 and Feng nuo 168 was similar to that of CAWR. Peak viscosities of corn starches were higher than that of CAWR, except for Feng nuo 10, while their setback values were lower than that of CAWR. Except for Feng nuo 10, the paste transparency of corn starches was higher than that of CAWR (10.77%), especially for Jing cai tian nuo 18 (up to 24%). In summary, Jing cai tian nuo 18 and Feng nuo 168 are promising candidates to replace CAWR in developing various rice-based products.
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- Biao Huang
- School of Food Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, 9 Donghua Road, Fengyang 233100, China
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- School of Food Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, 9 Donghua Road, Fengyang 233100, China
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- School of Food Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, 9 Donghua Road, Fengyang 233100, China
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- School of Food Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, 9 Donghua Road, Fengyang 233100, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of the Ministry of Education of China, Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development, Yangzhou University, 48 Wenhui East Road, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Food Engineering, Anhui Science and Technology University, 9 Donghua Road, Fengyang 233100, China.
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Zhong C, Nidetzky B. Bottom-Up Synthesized Glucan Materials: Opportunities from Applied Biocatalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2400436. [PMID: 38514194 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202400436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Linear d-glucans are natural polysaccharides of simple chemical structure. They are comprised of d-glucosyl units linked by a single type of glycosidic bond. Noncovalent interactions within, and between, the d-glucan chains give rise to a broad variety of macromolecular nanostructures that can assemble into crystalline-organized materials of tunable morphology. Structure design and functionalization of d-glucans for diverse material applications largely relies on top-down processing and chemical derivatization of naturally derived starting materials. The top-down approach encounters critical limitations in efficiency, selectivity, and flexibility. Bottom-up approaches of d-glucan synthesis offer different, and often more precise, ways of polymer structure control and provide means of functional diversification widely inaccessible to top-down routes of polysaccharide material processing. Here the natural and engineered enzymes (glycosyltransferases, glycoside hydrolases and phosphorylases, glycosynthases) for d-glucan polymerization are described and the use of applied biocatalysis for the bottom-up assembly of specific d-glucan structures is shown. Advanced material applications of the resulting polymeric products are further shown and their important role in the development of sustainable macromolecular materials in a bio-based circular economy is discussed.
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- Chao Zhong
- Institute of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, NAWI Graz, Petersgasse 12, Graz, 8010, Austria
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, NAWI Graz, Petersgasse 12, Graz, 8010, Austria
- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (acib), Krenngasse 37, Graz, 8010, Austria
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Wong JPH, Chillier N, Fischer-Stettler M, Zeeman SC, Battin TJ, Persat A. Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron metabolic activity decreases with polysaccharide molecular weight. mBio 2024; 15:e0259923. [PMID: 38376161 PMCID: PMC10936149 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02599-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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The human colon hosts hundreds of commensal bacterial species, many of which ferment complex dietary carbohydrates. To transform these fibers into metabolically accessible compounds, microbes often express a series of dedicated enzymes homologous to the starch utilization system (Sus) encoded in polysaccharide utilization loci (PULs). The genome of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (Bt), a common member of the human gut microbiota, encodes nearly 100 PULs, conferring a strong metabolic versatility. While the structures and functions of individual enzymes within the PULs have been investigated, little is known about how polysaccharide complexity impacts the function of Sus-like systems. We here show that the activity of Sus-like systems depends on polysaccharide size, ultimately impacting bacterial growth. We demonstrate the effect of size-dependent metabolism in the context of dextran metabolism driven by the specific utilization system PUL48. We find that as the molecular weight of dextran increases, Bt growth rate decreases and lag time increases. At the enzymatic level, the dextranase BT3087, a glycoside hydrolase (GH) belonging to the GH family 66, is the main GH for dextran utilization, and BT3087 and BT3088 contribute to Bt dextran metabolism in a size-dependent manner. Finally, we show that the polysaccharide size-dependent metabolism of Bt impacts its metabolic output in a way that modulates the composition of a producer-consumer community it forms with Bacteroides fragilis. Altogether, our results expose an overlooked aspect of Bt metabolism that can impact the composition and diversity of microbiota. IMPORTANCE Polysaccharides are complex molecules that are commonly found in our diet. While humans lack the ability to degrade many polysaccharides, their intestinal microbiota contain bacterial commensals that are versatile polysaccharide utilizers. The gut commensal Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron dedicates roughly 20% of their genomes to the expression of polysaccharide utilization loci for the broad range utilization of polysaccharides. Although it is known that different polysaccharide utilization loci are dedicated to the degradation of specific polysaccharides with unique glycosidic linkages and monosaccharide compositions, it is often overlooked that specific polysaccharides may also exist in various molecular weights. These different physical attributes may impact their processability by starch utilization system-like systems, leading to differing growth rates and nutrient-sharing properties at the community level. Therefore, understanding how molecular weight impacts utilization by gut microbe may lead to the potential design of novel precision prebiotics.
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- Jeremy P. H. Wong
- Institute of Bioengineering and Global Health Institute, School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Sion, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Global Health Institute, School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Sion, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Global Health Institute, School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Mahfouzi M, Zhang H, Haoran L, McClements DJ, Hadidi M. Starch-based particles as stabilizers for Pickering emulsions: modification, characteristics, stabilization, and applications. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2024:1-16. [PMID: 38436130 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2024.2312285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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The potential utilization of starch as a particle-based emulsifier in the preparation of Pickering emulsions is gaining interest within the food industry. Starch is an affordable and abundant functional ingredient, which makes it an excellent candidate for the stabilization of Pickering emulsions. This review article focuses on the formation, stabilization, and properties of Pickering emulsions formulated using starch-based particles and their derivatives. First, methods of isolating and modifying starch-based particles are highlighted. The key parameters governing the properties of starch-stabilized Pickering emulsions are then discussed, including the concentration, size, morphology, charge, and wettability of the starch-based particles, as well as the type and size of the oil droplets. The physicochemical mechanisms underlying the ability of starch-based particles to form and stabilize Pickering emulsions are also discussed. Starch-based Pickering emulsions tend to be more resistant to coalescence than conventional emulsions, which is useful for some food applications. Potential applications of starch-stabilized Pickering emulsions are reviewed, as well as recent studies on their gastrointestinal fate. The information provided may stimulate the utilization of starch-based Pickering emulsions in food and other industries.
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- Maryam Mahfouzi
- Department of Food Nanotechnology, Research Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST), Mashhad, Iran
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, College of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, College of Food Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Science, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- College of Integration Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin, China
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
- Department of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Chao C, Huang S, Yu J, Copeland L, Yang Y, Wang S. The influence of short-range molecular order in gelatinized starch on the formation of starch-lauric acid complexes. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 260:129526. [PMID: 38242387 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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A model system of gelatinized wheat starch (GWS) and lauric acid (LA) was used to examine the effect of residual short-range molecular order in GWS on the formation of starch-lipid complexes. The extent of residual short-range molecular order, as determined by Raman spectroscopy, decreased with increasing water content or heating duration of gelatinization. The enthalpy changes, crystallinity, short-range molecular order and the in vitro enzymic digestion of GWS-LA complexes increased initially to a maximum and then declined as the short-range molecular order in GWS decreased, showing that there was an optimal amount of residual short-range molecular order in GWS for maximizing GWS-LA complexes formation. Below this optimum amount, the limited disruption of short-range molecular order may constrain the mobility of amylose chains for complexation with LA, whereas with excessive disruption above this amount the amylose chains may be too disorganized or entangled to form complexes with LA. The susceptibility of GWS-LA complexes to enzymatic hydrolysis was influenced by both long- and short-range structural order, and to a lesser extent the amounts of complexes. This study showed clearly the role of short-range molecular order in gelatinized starch in influencing the formation of GWS-LA complexes.
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- Chen Chao
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; School of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; School of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology, Qianhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; School of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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Nybro Dansholm C, Meier S, Beeren SR. Amylose Dimerization in Solution Can Be Studied Using a Model System. Chembiochem 2024; 25:e202300832. [PMID: 38220779 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Amylose, the linear polymer of α-1,4-linked glucopyranose units, is known to crystallize as a parallel double helix, but evidence of this duplex forming in solution has remained elusive for decades. We show how the dimerization of short amylose chains can be detected in solution using NMR spectroscopy when the glucans are labeled at the reducing-end with an aromatic moiety that overcomes chemical shift degeneracy leading to distinct signals for the single-stranded and duplex amylose. A set of α-1,4 glucans with varying lengths of 6, 12, 18, and 22 glucose units and a 4-aminobenzamide label were synthesized, enabling the first systematic thermodynamic study of the association of amylose in solution. The dimerization is enthalpically driven, entropically unfavorable and beyond a minimum length of 12, each additional pair of glucose residues stabilizes the duplex by 0.85 kJ mol-1 . This fundamental knowledge provides a basis for a quantitative understanding of starch structure, gelation and enzymatic digestion, and lays the foundations for the strategic use of α-1,4-glucans in the development of self-assembled materials.
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- Charlotte Nybro Dansholm
- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 207, Kongens Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 207, Kongens Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Building 207, Kongens Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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Ma Y, Morozova SM, Kumacheva E. From Nature-Sourced Polysaccharide Particles to Advanced Functional Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2312707. [PMID: 38391153 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Polysaccharides constitute over 90% of the carbohydrate mass in nature, which makes them a promising feedstock for manufacturing sustainable materials. Polysaccharide particles (PSPs) are used as effective scavengers, carriers of chemical and biological cargos, and building blocks for the fabrication of macroscopic materials. The biocompatibility and degradability of PSPs are advantageous for their uses as biomaterials with more environmental friendliness. This review highlights the progresses in PSP applications as advanced functional materials, by describing PSP extraction, preparation, and surface functionalization with a variety of functional groups, polymers, nanoparticles, and biologically active species. This review also outlines the fabrication of PSP-derived macroscopic materials, as well as their applications in soft robotics, sensing, scavenging, water harvesting, drug delivery, and bioengineering. The paper is concluded with an outlook providing perspectives in the development and applications of PSP-derived materials.
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- Yingshan Ma
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada
- Center of Fluid Physics and Soft Matter, N.E. Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 5/1 2-nd Baumanskaya street, Moscow, 105005, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada
- The Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 4 Taddle Creek Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G9, Canada
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Zarski A, Kapusniak K, Ptak S, Rudlicka M, Coseri S, Kapusniak J. Functionalization Methods of Starch and Its Derivatives: From Old Limitations to New Possibilities. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:597. [PMID: 38475281 DOI: 10.3390/polym16050597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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It has long been known that starch as a raw material is of strategic importance for meeting primarily the nutritional needs of people around the world. Year by year, the demand not only for traditional but also for functional food based on starch and its derivatives is growing. Problems with the availability of petrochemical raw materials, as well as environmental problems with the recycling of post-production waste, make non-food industries also increasingly interested in this biopolymer. Its supporters will point out countless advantages such as wide availability, renewability, and biodegradability. Opponents, in turn, will argue that they will not balance the problems with its processing and storage and poor functional properties. Hence, the race to find new methods to improve starch properties towards multifunctionality is still ongoing. For these reasons, in the presented review, referring to the structure and physicochemical properties of starch, attempts were made to highlight not only the current limitations in its processing but also new possibilities. Attention was paid to progress in the non-selective and selective functionalization of starch to obtain materials with the greatest application potential in the food (resistant starch, dextrins, and maltodextrins) and/or in the non-food industries (hydrophobic and oxidized starch).
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- Arkadiusz Zarski
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, 13/15 Armii Krajowej Ave., 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, 13/15 Armii Krajowej Ave., 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, 13/15 Armii Krajowej Ave., 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, 13/15 Armii Krajowej Ave., 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, 41 A, Gr. Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, 13/15 Armii Krajowej Ave., 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
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Photenhauer AL, Villafuerte-Vega RC, Cerqueira FM, Armbruster KM, Mareček F, Chen T, Wawrzak Z, Hopkins JB, Vander Kooi CW, Janeček Š, Ruotolo BT, Koropatkin NM. The Ruminococcus bromii amylosome protein Sas6 binds single and double helical α-glucan structures in starch. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2024; 31:255-265. [PMID: 38177679 PMCID: PMC11081458 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-023-01166-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Resistant starch is a prebiotic accessed by gut bacteria with specialized amylases and starch-binding proteins. The human gut symbiont Ruminococcus bromii expresses Sas6 (Starch Adherence System member 6), which consists of two starch-specific carbohydrate-binding modules from family 26 (RbCBM26) and family 74 (RbCBM74). Here, we present the crystal structures of Sas6 and of RbCBM74 bound with a double helical dimer of maltodecaose. The RbCBM74 starch-binding groove complements the double helical α-glucan geometry of amylopectin, suggesting that this module selects this feature in starch granules. Isothermal titration calorimetry and native mass spectrometry demonstrate that RbCBM74 recognizes longer single and double helical α-glucans, while RbCBM26 binds short maltooligosaccharides. Bioinformatic analysis supports the conservation of the amylopectin-targeting platform in CBM74s from resistant-starch degrading bacteria. Our results suggest that RbCBM74 and RbCBM26 within Sas6 recognize discrete aspects of the starch granule, providing molecular insight into how this structure is accommodated by gut bacteria.
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- Amanda L Photenhauer
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Laboratory of Protein Evolution, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Northwestern Synchrotron Research Center-LS-CAT, Northwestern University, Argonne, IL, USA
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- The Biophysics Collaborative Access Team (BioCAT), Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Laboratory of Protein Evolution, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Janik W, Jakubski Ł, Kudła S, Dudek G. Modified polysaccharides for food packaging applications: A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 258:128916. [PMID: 38134991 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Development of new food packaging materials is crucial to reduce the use of single-use plastics and to limit their destructive impact on the environment. Polysaccharides provide an alternative solution to this problem. This paper summarizes and discusses recent research results on the potential of modifying polysaccharides as materials for film and coating applications. Modifications of polysaccharides significantly affect their properties, as well as their application usability. Although modifications of biopolymers for packaging applications have been widely studied, polysaccharides have attracted little attention despite being a prospective, environmentally friendly, and economically viable packaging alternative. Therefore, this paper discusses approaches to the development of biodegradable, polysaccharide-based food packaging materials and focuses on modifications of four polysaccharides, such as starch, chitosan, sodium alginate and cellulose. In addition, these modifications are presented not only in terms of the selected polysaccharide, but also in terms of specific properties, i.e. hydrophilic, barrier and mechanical properties, of polysaccharides. Such a presentation of results makes it much easier to select the modification method to improve the unsatisfactory properties of the material. Moreover, very often it happens that the applied modification improves one and worsens another property, which is also presented in this review.
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- Weronika Janik
- Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Heavy Organic Synthesis "Blachownia", Energetyków 9, 47-225 Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland; Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Joint Doctoral School, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 2a, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Strzody 9, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Heavy Organic Synthesis "Blachownia", Energetyków 9, 47-225 Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, Strzody 9, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
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Ma M, Zhang X, Zhu Y, Li Z, Sui Z, Corke H. Mechanistic insights into the enhanced texture of potato noodles by incorporation of small granule starches. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 257:128535. [PMID: 38048925 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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Potato noodles are a popular food due to their unique texture and taste, but native potato starch often fails to meet consumer demands for precise textural outcomes. The effect of blending small granule (waxy amaranth, non-waxy oat and quinoa) starch with potato starch on the properties of noodles was investigated to enhance quality of noodles. Morphological results demonstrated that small granule starch filled gaps between potato starch granules, some of which gelatinized incompletely. Meanwhile, XRD and FTIR analysis indicated that more ordered structures and hydrogen bonding among starch granules increased with addition of small granule starch. The addition of oat or quinoa starch increased gel elasticity, decreased viscosity of the pastes, and increased the tensile strength of noodles, while addition of 30 % and 45 % waxy amaranth starch did not increase G' value of gel or tensile strength of noodles. These results indicated that amylose molecules played an important role during retrogradation, and may intertwine and interact with each other to enhance the network structure of starch gel in potato starch blended with oat or quinoa starch. This study provides a natural way to modify potato starch for desirable textural properties of noodle product.
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- Mengting Ma
- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou 515063, China; Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel.
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Kumar V, Siraj SA, Satapathy DK. Multivapor-Responsive Controlled Actuation of Starch-Based Soft Actuators. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:3966-3977. [PMID: 38224457 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Multivapor-responsive biocompatible soft actuators have immense potential for applications in soft robotics and medical technology. We report fast, fully reversible, and multivapor-responsive controlled actuation of a pure cassava-starch-based film. Notably, this starch-based actuator sustains its actuated state for over 60 min with a continuous supply of water vapor. The durability of the film and repeatability of the actuation performance have been established upon subjecting the film to more than 1400 actuation cycles in the presence of water vapor. The starch-based actuators exhibit intriguing antagonistic actuation characteristics when exposed to different solvent vapors. In particular, they bend upward in response to water vapor and downward when exposed to ethanol vapor. This fascinating behavior opens up new possibilities for controlling the magnitude and direction of actuation by manipulating the ratio of water to ethanol in the binary solution. Additionally, the control of the bending axis of the starch-based actuator, when exposed to water vapor, is achieved by imprinting-orientated patterns on the surface of the starch film. The effect of microstructure, postsynthesis annealing, and pH of the starch solution on the actuation performance of the starch film is studied in detail. Our starch-based actuator can lift 10 times its own weight upon exposure to ethanol vapor. It can generate force ∼4.2 mN upon exposure to water vapor. To illustrate the vast potential of our cassava-starch-based actuators, we have showcased various proof-of-concept applications, ranging from biomimicry to crawling robots, locomotion near perspiring human skin, bidirectional electric switches, ventilation in the presence of toxic vapors, and smart lifting systems. These applications significantly broaden the practical uses of these starch-based actuators in the field of soft robotics.
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- Vipin Kumar
- Soft Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
- Center for Soft and Biological Matter, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Soft Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
- Center for Soft and Biological Matter, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Soft Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
- Center for Soft and Biological Matter, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
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Emam HE. Carbon quantum dots derived from polysaccharides: Chemistry and potential applications. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 324:121503. [PMID: 37985091 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Since the beginning of 21th century, nanoscience and nanotechnology become the most promising topics in various fields, attributing to the superior characters of nanoscaled structures. The conventional quantum dots are substituted with new family of luminescent nanostructures, owing to their interchanged optical properties, low-cost of fabrication, biocompatibility, non-toxicity, ecofriendly, hydrophilicity and superior chemical stability. Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were recently investigated for their simple synthesis, bio-consonance, and different revelation applicability. Obeying the green chemistry aspects, this review demonstrates an overview about CQDs generated from polysaccharides in brief, with a background on CQDs discovery, chemical composition, green synthesis via exploitation of different polysaccharides (cellulose, starch, pectin, chitin, etc) as biocompatible/biodegradable abundant biopolymers. Additionally, applications of CQDs originated from polysaccharides in environmental purposes, textiles industry and medical activities were also presented.
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- Hossam E Emam
- Department of Pretreatment and Finishing of Cellulosic Fibers, Textile Research and Technology Institute, National Research Centre, Scopus Affiliation ID 60014618, 33 EL Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt.
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Gebre BA, Xu Z, Ma M, Lakew B, Sui Z, Corke H. Starch molecular structure, physicochemical properties and in vitro digestibility of Ethiopian malt barley varieties. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 256:128407. [PMID: 38007010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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Characterization of local varietal barley quality diversity can help boost further development of novel value-added utilization of the grain. Therefore, in this study starch was isolated from 11 Ethiopian malting barley varieties to determine starch structural, pasting, thermal and digestibility characteristics, and their inter-relationships. The varieties showed significant differences in all amylopectin chain length fractions, and the A, B1, B2 and B3 chains ranged from 25.4 to 30.1, 47.4-50.1, 14.3-16.0 and 7.8-9.0 %, respectively. The varieties also exhibited significant variation in amylose content, relative crystallinity, absorbance peak ratios, pasting and thermal properties. Moreover, on average about 83 % raw starch of the varieties was classified as slowly digestible and resistant, whereas after gelatinization this was reduced to 9 %. Molecular and crystalline structures were strongly related to pasting properties, thermal characteristics and in vitro digestibility of the starches. The study provides information on some starch quality characteristics and the inter-relationships among the parameters, and might inspire further studies to suggest possible target-based starch modifications, and future novel utilization of barley. More studies are required to investigate the association of starch quality parameters with malting quality attributes.
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- Bilatu Agza Gebre
- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Department of Food Science & Nutrition, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Senior Barley Breeder, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou 515063, China; Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel.
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Mojica-Muñoz DM, Macías-Sánchez KL, Juárez-Hernández EO, Rodríguez-Álvarez A, Grévy JM, Díaz-Valle A, Carrillo-Tripp M, Falcón-González JM. Optimizing biodegradable plastics: Molecular dynamics insights into starch plasticization with glycerol and oleic acid. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 126:108674. [PMID: 37984192 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Petroleum-based plastics dominate everyday life, necessitating the exploration of natural polymers as alternatives. Starch, abundant and biodegradable, is a promising raw material. However, understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying starch plasticization has proven challenging. To address this, we employ molecular dynamics simulations, focusing on amylose as a model. Our comprehensive evaluation revealed that chain size affects solubility, temperature influenced diffusivity and elastic properties, and oleic acid expressed potential as an alternative plasticizer. Furthermore, blending glycerol or oleic acid with water suggested the enhancement amylose's elasticity. These findings contribute to the design of sustainable and improved biodegradable plastics.
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- Diana Margarita Mojica-Muñoz
- Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Guanajuato, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Mineral de Valenciana No. 200, Col. Fraccionamiento Industrial Puerto Interior, Silao de la Victoria, 36275, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Guanajuato, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Mineral de Valenciana No. 200, Col. Fraccionamiento Industrial Puerto Interior, Silao de la Victoria, 36275, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Guanajuato, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Mineral de Valenciana No. 200, Col. Fraccionamiento Industrial Puerto Interior, Silao de la Victoria, 36275, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, 22222, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Avenida Universidad 1001, Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, 22222, Morelos, Mexico
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- Biomolecular Diversity Laboratory, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Unidad Monterrey, Vía del Conocimiento 201, PIIT, Apodaca, 66600, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Biomolecular Diversity Laboratory, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Unidad Monterrey, Vía del Conocimiento 201, PIIT, Apodaca, 66600, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Guanajuato, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Mineral de Valenciana No. 200, Col. Fraccionamiento Industrial Puerto Interior, Silao de la Victoria, 36275, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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Santos GP, Miranda BM, Di-Medeiros MCB, Almeida VO, Ferreira RD, Morais DABD, Queiroz DLA, Leles MIG, Lião LM, Fernandes KF. The potential exploitation of the Malay-red apple (Syzygium malaccense) seed as source of a phosphorylated starch. Carbohydr Res 2024; 535:109008. [PMID: 38103463 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2023.109008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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This work presents the characterization of a novel naturally phosphorylated starch extracted from an unconventional and non-utilized source, the seeds of the stone fruit Syzygium malaccense. The morphology and chemical characteristics of the extracted starch were examined by scanning electron microscopy, FTIR, 1H/13C/31P NMR and 13C-CP/MAS-NMR, HPAEC-PAD chromatography, XRD, DSC, and RVA. The extraction yielded a highly pure starch (95.6 %) with an average granule size of 13 μm. The analysis of the starch components revealed an amylose content of 28.1 % and a predominance (65 %) of B-chains (B1-B3 65 %) in the amylopectin, as shown through HPAEC-PAD chromatography. The X-ray diffractogram was compatible with B-type starch, which was confirmed by the deconvolution of the C1 peak in the 13C-CP/MAS-NMR. X-Ray diffractogram also showed that S. malaccense has 28.5 % of crystallinity. DSC analysis showed values of 82.6 °C and -12.41 J g-1 for Tc and ΔH, respectively, which is compatible with a highly ordered starch granule structure. The values observed for peak (4678 mPa•s), trough (3055 mPa•s), and final viscosity (6526 mPa•s) indicated that S. malaccense may be used as a thickener in hot food.
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- Giordanna P Santos
- Laboratório de Química de Polímeros, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74.690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Química de Polímeros, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74.690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil; Setor de Engenharia de Alimentos, Escola de Agronomia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74.690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Química de Polímeros, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74.690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil; Laboratório de Ressonância Nuclear Magnética, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74.690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Química de Polímeros, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74.690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Química de Polímeros, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74.690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Química de Polímeros, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74.690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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- Milhão Ingredients - Rodovia, GO-070, KM 25, Fazenda Palmital, 75373-899, Goianira, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Métodos de Extração e Separação LAMES - Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74.690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Ressonância Nuclear Magnética, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74.690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Química de Polímeros, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74.690-900, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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Zhang C, Xu Z, Liu X, Ma M, Hua W, Khalid S, Sui Z, Corke H. Heat-moisture treated waxy highland barley starch: Roles of starch granule-associated surface lipids, temperature and moisture. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 254:127991. [PMID: 37949270 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Roles of temperature, moisture and starch granule-associated surface lipids (SGASL) during heat-moisture treatment (HMT) of waxy highland barley starch were elucidated. Starch without SGASL showed a higher increase in ratio (1016/993 cm-1) (0.095-0.121), lamellar peak area (88), radius of gyration (Rg1, 0.9-1.8 nm) and power-law exponents (0.19-0.42) than native starch (0.038-0.047, 46, 0.1-0.6 nm, 0.04-0.14), upon the same increase in moisture or temperature. Thus, removing SGASL promoted HMT. However, after HMT (30 % moisture, 120 °C), native starch showed lower relative crystallinity (RC, 11.67 %) and lamellar peak area (165.0), longer lamellar long period (L, 14.99 nm), and higher increase in peak gelatinization temperature (9.2-13.3 °C) than starch without SGASL (12.04 %, 399.2, 14.52 nm, 4.7-6.1 °C). This suggested that the resulting SGASL-amylopectin interaction further destroyed starch structure. Starch with and without SGASL showed similar trends in RC, lamellar peak area, L and Rg1 with increasing temperature, but different trends with increasing moisture, suggesting that removing SGASL led to more responsiveness to the effects of increasing moisture. Removing SGASL resulted in similar trends (RC and lamellar peak area) with increasing moisture and temperature, suggesting that the presence of SGASL induced different effects on moisture and temperature.
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- Chuangchuang Zhang
- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Lab of Food Soft Matter Structure and Advanced Manufacturing, College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou 515063, China; Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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Gupta RK, Guha P, Srivastav PP. Effect of high voltage dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) atmospheric cold plasma treatment on physicochemical and functional properties of taro (Colocasia esculenta) starch. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:126772. [PMID: 37683744 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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The goal of the proposed study is to investigate the effects of three different power levels (30, 32 and 34 kV) and exposure time (2, 4 and 8 min) of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) atmospheric cold plasma treatment on the functional and physicochemical characteristics of taro starch. Investigations were done into how different treatments impact the multi-structural, functional and physicochemical attributes of taro starch. The findings showed that cold plasma treatments substantially impacted starch granule shapes (3.60-2.54 μm), such as reduced aggregations and developed fissures on granule surface due to the generation of an etching by plasma species and enhancement in the surface topography and roughness of treated starch as compared with native by SEM and AFM analysis. Besides this, no variations were detected in the functional groups of taro starch using FT-IR analysis after cold plasma treatments. However, the A-type pattern in the XRD did not affect it, while a reduction in relative crystallinity (14.20-11.50 %) was seen as a function of the active plasma species depolymerization. Furthermore, depending on the cold plasma voltage and treatment time, amylose content (20.12-15.98 %), paste clarity (24.48-31.27 %), solubility (0.41-65.53 %), freezing thaw stability (% syneresis) (32.10-42.58 %), color properties (L*, 94.79-97.52), whiteness index (79.37-84.66), molecular weight distribution (Peak 1, 12.79-5.35 × 108 g/mol; Peak 2, 4.20-1.56 × 107 g/mol) and in vitro digestibility (RDS, 64.10-64.08 %) significantly changed. So, based on these excellent properties, this study suggested that cold plasm-treated taro starch can be used in the field of food packaging material, functional food and pharmaceutical products. Therefore, a potential approach for physically altering starch is plasma treatment.
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- Rakesh Kumar Gupta
- Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India.
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- Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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- Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India
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Akonor P, Osei Tutu C, Arthur W, Adjebeng-Danquah J, Affrifah N, Budu A, Saalia F. Granular structure, physicochemical and rheological characteristics of starch from yellow cassava ( Manihot esculenta) genotypes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2022.2161572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- P.T. Akonor
- Food Technology Research Division, CSIR-Food Research Institute, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Food Technology Research Division, CSIR-Food Research Institute, Accra, Ghana
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- Scientific Support Group, CSIR-Savanna Agriculture Research Institute, Nyankpala, Ghana
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- Department of Food Process Engineering, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Food Process Engineering, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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Flores-Silva PC, Ramírez-Vargas E, Palma-Rodriguez H, Neira-Velazquez G, Hernandez-Hernandez E, Mendez-Montealvo G, Sifuentes-Nieves I. Impact of plasma-activated water on the supramolecular structure and functionality of small and large starch granules. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127083. [PMID: 37769757 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Hydrothermal (HMT) and water agitation (WA) treatments using plasma-activated water (PAW) were employed as sustainable methods to modify the molecular and functional performance of small (rice) and large (potato) starch granules. HMT-PAW and WA-PAW treatments resulted in etched and damaged granular surfaces that rearranged the long and short-range crystallinity of the modified starches. Both treatments seemed to predominantly occur in the amorphous region of the rice starch and the crystalline regions of the potato starch, changing the crystallinity values from 22.9 and 14.8 % to 31.8 and 10.4 %, respectively. Thus, the level of the arrangement of chains reached after PAW treatment decreased the ability of rice starch granules to swell (16 to 9 %) and leach out starch molecules from the granules (4.5 to 1.3 %), decreasing the viscosity and pasting profiles as indicated by n and k values. Opposite behavior was observed in the modified potato starches since starch components leached out to a higher extent (1.7 to 5.4 %). The results showed that HMT and WA treatments using PAW are feasible eco-friendly methods for modifying starch granules without chemical reagents. These modified starches could be suitable as functional ingredients or biopolymeric matrices for the food and packaging industry.
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- Pamela C Flores-Silva
- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, C.P. 25253 Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, C.P. 25253 Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Av. Universidad km 1, Rancho Universitario, C.P. 43600 Tulancingo de Bravo, Hidalgo, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, C.P. 25253 Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, C.P. 25253 Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Cerro Blanco No. 141, Col. Colinas del Cimatario, C.P. 76090 Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna No. 140, C.P. 25253 Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.
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Lin X, Zhang X, Du B, Xu B. Morphological, Structural, Thermal, Pasting, and Digestive Properties of Starches Isolated from Different Varieties of Rice: A Systematic Comparative Study. Foods 2023; 12:4492. [PMID: 38137295 PMCID: PMC10743165 DOI: 10.3390/foods12244492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to compare the properties of isolated starches from ten commonly consumed rice varieties in China and to investigate their possible association. In addition, principal component analysis (PCA) and correlation analysis were performed to demonstrate the weight or relevance of different properties. The starch granules had an irregular polyhedral structure. The crystalline structure had an orthogonal arrangement, which is characteristic of A-type starch with nanocrystals with an orthorhombic crystal structure. In addition, higher levels of rapidly digestible starch (72.43 to 74.32%) and resistant starch (2.27 to 2.3%) were found in glutinous rice starch. The highest content of slowly digestible starch (59.48%) was found in starch isolated from black rice, which may be an ideal rice variety for controlling blood glucose and weight. Starch isolated from red Hani terrace rice showed the highest thermal stability during cooking and the highest resistance to a high shear force treatment. In addition, the PCA suggests that the amylose content of starch largely determines the functional properties of starch and positively correlates with the peak viscosity and setback viscosity of the starch pasting. The results of this study will enrich the scientific knowledge of various rice starches and promote their application in the food industry and other industries.
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- Xiaojun Lin
- Food Science and Technology Program, Department of Life Sciences, BNU-HKBU United International College, Zhuhai 519087, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.)
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- Food Science and Technology Program, Department of Life Sciences, BNU-HKBU United International College, Zhuhai 519087, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.)
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Activity Components and Function, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao 066004, China;
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- Food Science and Technology Program, Department of Life Sciences, BNU-HKBU United International College, Zhuhai 519087, China; (X.L.); (X.Z.)
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Salimi M, Channab BE, El Idrissi A, Zahouily M, Motamedi E. A comprehensive review on starch: Structure, modification, and applications in slow/controlled-release fertilizers in agriculture. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 322:121326. [PMID: 37839830 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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This comprehensive review thoroughly examines starch's structure, modifications, and applications in slow/controlled-release fertilizers (SRFs) for agricultural purposes. The review begins by exploring starch's unique structure and properties, providing insights into its molecular arrangement and physicochemical characteristics. Various methods of modifying starch, including physical, chemical, and enzymatic techniques, are discussed, highlighting their ability to impart desirable properties such as controlled release and improved stability. The review then focuses on the applications of starch in the development of SRFs. It emphasizes the role of starch-based hydrogels as effective nutrient carriers, enabling their sustained release to plants over extended periods. Additionally, incorporating starch-based hydrogel nano-composites are explored, highlighting their potential in optimizing nutrient release profiles and promoting plant growth. Furthermore, the review highlights the benefits of starch-based fertilizers in enhancing plant growth and crop yield while minimizing nutrient losses. It presents case studies and field trials demonstrating starch-based formulations' efficacy in promoting sustainable agricultural practices. Overall, this review consolidates current knowledge on starch, its modifications, and its applications in SRFs, providing valuable insights into the potential of starch-based formulations to improve nutrient management, boost crop productivity, and support sustainable agriculture.
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- Mehri Salimi
- Soil Science Department, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Laboratory of Materials, Catalysis & Natural Resources Valorization, URAC 24, Faculty of Science and Technology, Hassan II University, Casablanca, B.P. 146, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Materials, Catalysis & Natural Resources Valorization, URAC 24, Faculty of Science and Technology, Hassan II University, Casablanca, B.P. 146, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Materials, Catalysis & Natural Resources Valorization, URAC 24, Faculty of Science and Technology, Hassan II University, Casablanca, B.P. 146, Morocco; Natural Resources Valorization Center, Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research, Rabat, Morocco; Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Department of Nanotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran.
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Tian B, Chen Z, Yu Y, Yang Y, Fang A, Bi C, Qu Z, Fu Y, Mehmood MA, Zhou C, Jiang D. Transcriptional plasticity of schizotrophic Sclerotinia sclerotiorum responds to symptomatic rapeseed and endophytic wheat hosts. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0261223. [PMID: 37905914 PMCID: PMC10714719 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02612-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE The broad host range of fungi with differential fungal responses leads to either a pathogenic or an endophytic lifestyle in various host plants. Yet, the molecular basis of schizotrophic fungal responses to different plant hosts remains unexplored. Here, we observed a general increase in the gene expression of S. sclerotiorum associated with pathogenicity in symptomatic rapeseed, including small protein secretion, appressorial formation, and oxalic acid toxin production. Conversely, in wheat, many carbohydrate metabolism and transport-associated genes were induced, indicating a general increase in processes associated with carbohydrate acquisition. Appressorium is required for S. sclerotiorum during colonization in symptomatic hosts but not in endophytic wheat. These findings provide new clues for understanding schizotrophic fungi, fungal evolution, and the emergence pathways of new plant diseases.
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- Binnian Tian
- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Plant Pathology, Institute of Plant Protection, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- The Provincial Key Lab of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Wang Y, Svensson B, Henrissat B, Møller MS. Functional Roles of N-Terminal Domains in Pullulanase from Human Gut Lactobacillus acidophilus. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:18898-18908. [PMID: 38053504 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c06487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Pullulanases are multidomain α-glucan debranching enzymes with one or more N-terminal domains (NTDs) including carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) and domains of unknown function (DUFs). To elucidate the roles of NTDs in Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM pullulanase (LaPul), two truncated variants, Δ41-LaPul (lacking CBM41) and Δ(41+DUFs)-LaPul (lacking CBM41 and two DUFs), were produced recombinantly. LaPul recognized 1.3- and 2.2-fold more enzyme attack-sites on starch granules compared to Δ41-LaPul and Δ(41+DUFs)-LaPul, respectively, as measured by interfacial kinetics. Δ41-LaPul displayed markedly lower affinity for starch granules and β-cyclodextrin (10- and >21-fold, respectively) in comparison to LaPul, showing substrate binding mainly stems from CBM41. Δ(41+DUFs)-LaPul exhibited a 12 °C lower melting temperature than LaPul and Δ41-LaPul, indicating that the DUFs are critical for LaPul stability. Notably, Δ41-LaPul exhibited a 14-fold higher turnover number (kcat) and 9-fold higher Michaelis constant (KM) compared to LaPul, while Δ(41+DUFs)-LaPul's values were close to those of LaPul, possibly due to the exposure of aromatic by truncation.
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- Yu Wang
- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Enzyme and Protein Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Enzyme Discovery, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Applied Molecular Enzyme Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Chen C, Li G, Hemar Y, Corke H, Zhu F. Granular architecture of lotus seed starch and its impact on physicochemical properties. Food Res Int 2023; 174:113564. [PMID: 37986517 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Lotus seed starch has high apparent amylose content (AAM). A representative definition of its granular architecture (e.g., lamellar structure) remained absent. This study defined the granular shape, crystalline and lamellar structures, and digestibility of twenty-two samples of lotus seed starch (LS) by comparing with those of potato and maize starches. LS granules had more elongated shape and longer repeat distance of lamellae than potato and maize starch granules. The enzymatic susceptibility of LS granules was more affected by AAM than granular architecture. Using these LSs as a model system, the relationships between lamellar structure of starch granules and properties of their gelatinized counterparts were investigated. In LSs, thinner amorphous lamella and thicker crystalline lamella were associated with higher swelling power and yield stress. The relationships were found to be connected via certain structural characteristics of amylopectin.
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- Chuanjie Chen
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Guangdong Technion Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong, China; Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
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Compart J, Apriyanto A, Fettke J. Glucan, water dikinase (GWD) penetrates the starch granule surface and introduces C6 phosphate in the vicinity of branching points. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 321:121321. [PMID: 37739543 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Starch phosphorylation mediated by α-glucan, water dikinase is an integral part of starch metabolism. So far however, it is not fully understood. For getting deeper insights, several in vitro assays and intensive mass spectrometry analyses were performed. Such analyses allowed us to determine the phosphorylation position within the amylopectin in detail. Thus, unique features of the starch structure and GWD action were correlated. Therefore, recombinant potato GWD (Solanum tuberosum L.; StGWD) was used for detailed analyses of the phosphorylation pattern of various starches. Additionally, oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.; EgGWD) GWD was cloned and characterized, representing the first characterization of GWD of a monocot species. The distribution patterns of single phosphorylated glucan chains catalyzed by both GWDs were compared. The phosphorylation distribution patterns of both GWDs varied for different starches. It was proven that GWD phosphorylates different positions within the amylopectin of native starch granules. GWD enters the starch granule surface and phosphorylates the glucosyl units in the proximity of branching points to convert the highly ordered glucan chains into a less ordered state and to render them accessible for the downstream acting hydrolases. This enables deciphering the GWD actions and the related structural properties of starch granules.
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- Julia Compart
- Biopolymer Analytics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Building 20, Golm, Potsdam, Germany.
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- Biopolymer Analytics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Building 20, Golm, Potsdam, Germany.
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- Biopolymer Analytics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Building 20, Golm, Potsdam, Germany.
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Mahmud E, Islam MR. Improved electrochemical performance of bio-derived plasticized starch/ reduced graphene oxide/ molybdenum disulfide ternary nanocomposite for flexible energy storage applications. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20967. [PMID: 38017146 PMCID: PMC10684543 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48326-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
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A ternary nanocomposite of plasticized starch (PS), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) was prepared via a solution casting process, with MoS2 concentrations ranging from 0.25 to 1.00 wt%. The structural, surface morphological, optical, and electrochemical properties of the nanocomposites were studied. FTIR analysis reveals the formation of new chemical bonds between PS, rGO, and MoS2, indicating strong interactions among them. The XRD analysis showed a reduction in the crystallinity of the nanocomposite from 40 to 21% due to the incorporation of nanofiller. FESEM micrograph showed an increment of the surface roughness due to the incorporation of rGO-MoS2 layers. UV-vis spectroscopy demonstrated a reduction of optical bandgap from 4.71 to 2.90 eV, resulting from enhanced charge transfer between the layers and defect states due to the addition of nanofillers. The incorporation of MoS2 increase the specific capacitance of the PS from 2.78 to 124.98 F g-1 at a current density of 0.10 mA g-1. The EIS analysis revealed that the nanofiller significantly reduces the charge transfer resistance from 4574 to 0 Ω, facilitating the ion transportation between the layers. The PS/rGO/MoS2 nanocomposite also exhibited excellent stability, retaining about 85% of its capacitance up to 10,000 charging-discharging cycles. These biocompatible polymer-based nanocomposites with improved electrochemical performance synthesized from an easy and economical route may offer a promising direction to fabricate a nature-friendly electrode material for energy storage applications.
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- Eashika Mahmud
- Department of Physics, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Physics, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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