TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical and molecular characterization of millet starches
AU - Annor, George Amponsah
AU - Marcone, Massimo
AU - Bertoft, Eric
AU - Seetharaman, Koushik
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This study investigated the physical and molecular starch characteristics of four Canadian-grown millet species: pearl, foxtail, proso, and finger millet. The millet starch granules ranged from about 2.5 to 24 μm in size and were mainly polygonal with a few spherical ones. Their amylose contents ranged from 28.6 to 33.9%, with finger and pearl millets having much more of long amylose chains than short amylose chains compared with foxtail and proso millets. Starches also differed in the molecular structure of their branched amylose, with finger and pearl millets having longer glucan chains between branch points. The enthalpy of gelatinization of starch granules ranged from 11.8 to 13.2 J/g, and the enthalpy of melting of the retrograded starches ranged from 2.2 to 5.9 J/g. The onset temperature of gelatinization (To) of the starches ranged from 62.8 to 70.6°C. Addition of iodine vapor to the granular starches showed significant (P < 0.05) differences in the ratio of the absorbance to scattering coefficient (K/S) values, indicating differences in the rigidity of the glucan chains present in the granules. Starches with short amylose chains exhibited higher K/S values. Iodine vapor addition resulted in altered X-ray diffractogram peak intensities. The study suggested differences in the structure and granular architecture of the millet starches.
AB - This study investigated the physical and molecular starch characteristics of four Canadian-grown millet species: pearl, foxtail, proso, and finger millet. The millet starch granules ranged from about 2.5 to 24 μm in size and were mainly polygonal with a few spherical ones. Their amylose contents ranged from 28.6 to 33.9%, with finger and pearl millets having much more of long amylose chains than short amylose chains compared with foxtail and proso millets. Starches also differed in the molecular structure of their branched amylose, with finger and pearl millets having longer glucan chains between branch points. The enthalpy of gelatinization of starch granules ranged from 11.8 to 13.2 J/g, and the enthalpy of melting of the retrograded starches ranged from 2.2 to 5.9 J/g. The onset temperature of gelatinization (To) of the starches ranged from 62.8 to 70.6°C. Addition of iodine vapor to the granular starches showed significant (P < 0.05) differences in the ratio of the absorbance to scattering coefficient (K/S) values, indicating differences in the rigidity of the glucan chains present in the granules. Starches with short amylose chains exhibited higher K/S values. Iodine vapor addition resulted in altered X-ray diffractogram peak intensities. The study suggested differences in the structure and granular architecture of the millet starches.
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U2 - 10.1094/CCHEM-08-13-0155-R
DO - 10.1094/CCHEM-08-13-0155-R
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84899083767
SN - 0009-0352
VL - 91
SP - 286
EP - 292
JO - Cereal Chemistry
JF - Cereal Chemistry
IS - 3
ER -