Approximately 70% of wheat endosperm consists of starch, and variations in the quality and quantity of starch affect the processing characteristics of wheat flour. Amylose content in particular has a major effect on Asian noodle quality, and selection of wheat lines with slightly lower amylose levels is an important goal in Japanese wheat breeding programs. Accurately measuring amylose content ...

In view of theoretical deductions and the positive results obtained in the above experiments, it would seem probable that the production of waxy degeneration depends upon the action of lactic acid which is formed by the living muscle under the stimulation of infecting bacteria or their toxins, the formation of large amounts of lactic acid and its accumulation being perhaps favored by defective ...

in this study, the quantity and quality of essential oil (eo) of chamomile cv. ‘bodegold’, moldavian dragonhead cv. ‘szk1’ and fennel cv. ‘soroksari’ were evaluated in shahrekord climate condition in spring 2014, shahrekord university. chamomile’ flowers and dragonhead’ herb were harvested at full flowering stage. fennel’ fruits were harvested at waxy and full-matured stages. the eo content of ...

Four plant starches were used to study human amylase activity in normal serum and urine, “pancreatitis” serum,duodenal fluid (secretin stimulated),saliva, and pancreatic extract. The starches were derived from waxy maize, high amylosecorn, potato, and corn (pearl), and were lintnerized. It was shown that the rate of digestion of starch by each of the fluids tested dependson the plant starch sel...

Variability within eight cpDNA introns including trnS-trnfM, trnL-trnT, trnH-psbA, trnF-trnL, trnD-trnT, trnCrpoB, rps16 and matK, and the nuclear waxy introns was examined in seven species of Capsicum (C. annuum, C. baccatum, C. chinense, C. frutescens, C. pubescens, C. chacoense and C. rhomboideum) in order to evaluate the feasibility of utilizing these loci for DNA barcoding within the C. an...

Research was conducted into biological degradation of PVAL modified samples, mixed with starch in an anaerobic environment. The test of biodegradability was performed in an aqueous environment under anaerobic conditions with digested activated sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plant. Evalution of biodegradation was based on methane and carbon dioxide produced in the gas phase and TOC d...

Rice eating and cooking quality is largely determined by starch physicochemical properties. The diverse accessions in the USDA rice mini-core collection (URMC) facilitate extensive association analysis of starch physicochemical properties with molecular markers specific to starch biosynthesis related genes. To identify significant trait-marker associations that can be utilized in rice breeding ...

The retrogradation rate of waxy rice starch gel was investigated during storage at temperatures in the vicinity of the glass transition temperature of a maximally concentrated system (T g '), as it was hypothesized that such temperatures might cause different effects on retrogradation. The T g ' value of fully gelatinized waxy rice starch gel with 50% water content and the enthalpy of melting r...