Preparation of V-type porous starch by amylase hydrolysis of V-type granular starch in aqueous ethanol solution.

In this paper, a novel porous starch with a V-type crystalline structure and high adsorption capacity was obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of V-type granular starch (VGS) in an aqueous ethanol solution. The effects of different starch concentrations, reaction temperatures, and ethanol concentrations on the microstructure, crystal morphology, crystallinity and adsorption properties of VGS before and after enzymatic hydrolysis were studied, and native normal corn starch (NNCS) and A-type porous starch (APS) prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis of NNCS were used as controls. The results showed that compared with NNCS, VGS was easier to hydrolyze with a higher hydrolysis degree and the corresponding V-type porous starch (VPS) had more and larger pores and thus showed better adsorption performance than APS. Under the same enzymatic hydrolysis time, temperature and rotation speed, VPS prepared with a starch concentration of 20%, reaction temperature of 140 °C and ethanol concentration of 70% showed an irregular spongelike porous structure, highest V-type relative crystallinity of 25.09%, highest oil adsorption capacity of 241.70% and water adsorption capacity of 805.59%.

Behaviors of large A-type and small B-type wheat starch granules esterified by conventional and pulsed electric fields assisted methods.

Large and small wheat starch granules were modified by conventional and pulsed electric fields (PEF)-assisted dual esterification methods. Due to the assistance of PEF, the degree of substitution (DS) of AS and BS increased by 0.0159 and 0.0066, respectively, while the crystallinity of them decreased by 1.7% and 1.2%. An increase in diffraction intensity at q = 0.68 nm-1 was observed in dual modified starch compared to conventional method. The DS of A-type starch (AS) were more sensitive than B-type starch (BS) and the thermal stability of AS was decreased obviously than that of BS. It was found that esterified starch exhibited superior freeze-thaw stability than native starch, especially for the PEF-assisted esterification of AS rather than BS. The resistant starch of esterified BS was increased while the slowly digestible starch was decreased, especially for the assistance of PEF.

A more pronounced effect of type III resistant starch vs. type II resistant starch on ameliorating hyperlipidemia in high fat diet-fed mice is associated with its supramolecular structural characteristics.

The anti-obesity effects of two categories of resistant starch (RS) including RS2 (isolated from untreated lentil starch, URS) and RS3 (isolated from autoclaved and retrograded lentil starch, ARS) on mice with high-fat (HF) diet-induced obesity and the supramolecular structure-in vivo physiological functionality relationship of RS were investigated. Following 6 consecutive weeks, the obese mice in the two RS administered groups displayed suppression of body/liver weight gain and an improvement in serum glucose/lipid profile, antioxidant status, and gut microbiota structure. Compared with the URS intervention group, the ARS administration resulted in a more pronounced effect in controlling body weight, together with a more prominent reduction in blood glucose and triglyceride concentration, as well as a significant increase in the HDL-c level in obese mice. The ARS group also showed an absolute advantage over URS in suppressing the oxidative stress and regulating the liver function induced by the HF diet. Simultaneously, the administration of URS and ARS efficiently suppressed the HF-diet induced alterations in gut microbial ecology, with an obviously decreased ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes, especially for the ARS group, suggesting its beneficial role in gastrointestinal tract health. The structural characterization results revealed that ARS and URS differed significantly in their supramolecular structural characteristics, where ARS exhibited a higher proportion of crystallinity and double helix content with an X-ray diffraction pattern of a CB type crystal polymorph and a low proportion of molecular inhomogeneity. This study suggested that the difference in the anti-obesity effect of resistant starches was a consequence of the diversity in their structural features.

Effects of different starch sources on glucose and fat metabolism in broiler chickens.

1. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of different starch sources (corn, wheat, and rice) on the blood glucose level, glycogen content of liver and muscle, expression of GSK-3ß and FAS mRNA, abdominal fat weight and abdominal fat deposition in broiler chickens. 2. A total of 360, one-day-old AA (Arbor Acres) broiler chickens were randomly assigned to three treatment groups, each with six replicates, consisting of 20 chickens per replicate, and fed either a corn-, wheat- or rice-based diet for 21 days. The chickens were then subdivided into groups A and B, and the chickens in these two subgroups were processed or sampled for 28 days, respectively. 3. The results indicated that post-prandial time significantly affected the glucose concentration, glycogen content in the liver and breast muscle and expression of GSK-3ß and FAS mRNAs (P < 0.05). The expression of the GSK-3ß gene in the chicken liver of the corn-based diet group was higher (P < 0.05) than that in the wheat-based diet group, and the expression of the FAS gene in the corn-based diet group was lower (P < 0.05) than that in the wheat-based and rice-based diet groups. Abdominal fat weight and deposition in the corn-based diet group were lower than those of the wheat-based and rice-based diet groups, but these differences were not significant (P > 0.05). 4. The results suggested that the efficiency of glucose absorption in animals might have an effect on the fat deposition efficiency in the liver and that diets with different starch sources might affect fat deposition in chickens.

Effect of rate and extent of starch digestion on broiler chicken performance.

Dietary starch with lower rate and extent of digestion improves broiler feed efficiency, but previous results might have been confounded by non-starch components of the grains. Therefore, the objective of this research was to study the effects of starch digestion on broilers using semi-purified starch. Semi-purified wheat (WS, rapidly digested) and pea (PS, slowly digested) starch were combined to create 6 WS:PS ratios (100:0, 80:20, 60:40, 40:60, 20:80, and 0:100) in starter, grower and finisher diets. Each treatment was fed to Ross 308 male (2,124) and female (2,376) broilers housed in 72 L floor pens from 0 to 31 d of age to measure performance and meat yield relative to live weight. On day 33, the effects of diet on 8 h feed withdrawal was assessed in 20 males per treatment. Data were analyzed with ANOVA and linear and quadratic regression analyses using SAS 9.4. Significance was accepted at P ≤ 0.050. Body weight gain declined linearly with increasing PS. Male feed intake decreased with increasing PS, but PS did not affect female feed intake. Mortality corrected gain:feed ratio was quadratically influenced by diet (estimated maximum at 25% PS). Breast meat increased linearly with PS, while fat pad and breast and thigh skin decreased linearly. Quadratic responses were found for thigh meat and whole drum (estimated maximum values at 56 and 54% PS, respectively). Males grew faster, ate more, and had higher mortality than females. They also had heavier pectoralis major, thigh bone, and whole drum, while females had heavier pectoralis minor and more breast and thigh skin. After feed withdrawal, digesta content decreased linearly with time in all sections, except for the crop and duodenum, which declined quadratically. Ileal digesta pH increased linearly with time, while crop and caecal pH decreased for 2 h before steadily increasing. Diet did not affect digestive tract emptying or digesta pH. In conclusion, dietary PS maximized feed efficiency at 25% PS and linearly improved breast meat yield, but did not affect digesta clearance after feed withdrawal.

Amylopectin small chain glucans form structure fingerprint that determines botanical origin of starch.

Starch granule size, shape and structure of amylopectin are species specific and influence starch properties and end-use of starch. Amylopectin glucan chain structure was used to predict the starch botanical sources. Mathematical probability for accumulation of small glucan chains DP 6-10 reveal exponential fit curve with maximum R2 in smallest granule size starches (Chlamydomonas, quinoa, buckwheat). Cereal and cassava showed R2 of 0.81-0.96 while in pulses and tubers it was less than 0.7. The amylopectin small glucan chains form a unique 'finger print region' that identified starch botanical source. Differential amylopectin chain length distribution (APCLD) graphs between DP 6-80 of all species from Chlamydomonas starch distinguished five structural groups that clustered the 31 analyzed starches into four major patterns. APCLD analyses of amylopectin combined with characteristic pattern of small linear DP (6-9) glucan chains predicted the starch botanical source.

In vitro digestion of starches in a dynamic gastrointestinal model: an innovative study to optimize dietary management of patients with hepatic glycogen storage diseases.

Uncooked cornstarch (UCCS) is a widely used treatment strategy for patients with hepatic glycogen storage disease (GSD). It has been observed that GSD-patients display different metabolic responses to different cornstarches. The objective was to characterize starch fractions and analyze the digestion of different starches in a dynamic gastrointestinal in vitro model. The following brands of UCCS were studied: Argo and Great Value from the United States of America; Brazilian Maizena Duryea and Yoki from Brazil; Dutch Maizena Duryea from the Netherlands. Glycosade, a modified starch, and sweet polvilho, a Brazilian starch extracted from cassava, were also studied. The starch fractions were analyzed by glycemic TNO index method and digestion analyses were determined by the TIM-1 system, a dynamic, computer-controlled, in vitro gastrointestinal model, which simulates the stomach and small intestine. The final digested amounts were between 84 and 86% for the UCCS and Glycosade, but was 75.5% for sweet povilho. At 180 min of the experiment, an important time-point for GSD patients, the digested amount of the starches corresponded to 67.9-71.5 for the UCCS and Glycosade, while it was 55.5% for sweet povilho. In an experiment with a mixture of sweet polvilho and Brazilian Maizena Duryea, a final digested amount of 78.4% was found, while the value at 180 min was 61.7%. Sweet polvilho seems to have a slower and extended release of glucose and looks like an interesting product to be further studied as it might lead to extended normoglycemia in GSD-patients.

Physicochemical and thermal properties of Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. Great Northern bean starch.

UNLABELLED: The compositions and properties of 5 Great Northern bean cultivars (Beryl-R, Coyne, Gemini, Marquis, and Orion) were investigated. Starch was isolated from each cultivar by a wet milling process. Isolated, unmodified starches were characterized for granular, molecular, thermal, and rheological properties. Smooth surfaces and essentially similar granule sizes and shapes were observed among all cultivars. Amylose contents were in the range 21.0% to 22.6%. Amylose and amylopectin molecular weights were approximately 10(5) and 10(9) Da, respectively. Typical C-type X-ray pattern was observed in all cultivars. Significant differences were observed among cultivars in percentage relative crystallinities, which were in the range 18.2% to 23.8%. The relative crystallinity was independent of amylose proportion and molecular weight. The 5 Great Northern bean cultivars differed in their thermal and rheological properties. Coyne and Gemini had low gelatinization enthalpies. In pasting profile analysis, Coyne had the lowest peak and final viscosities. Granule size, polymer proportion, and molecular weights had major influences on gelatinization and pasting properties of Great Northern bean starches. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Great Northern bean is one of the major varieties of dry-edible beans produced worldwide. Starch is the major component in Great Northern beans, which accounts for approximately 40% of its composition. Although most legume starches have been studied in detail, physicochemical and functional properties of Great Northern bean starch are largely unknown. This study investigated the properties and thermal behaviors of 5 Great Northern bean cultivars. The new information reported in this article, on starch properties, would pave ways to find new ingredient and product applications for Great Northern beans in food processing.

Modificación del Almidón de maiz y sus efectos en el tratamiento de niños con glucogenosis / Modification of starch corn and its effects on the treatment of children with glycogenosis

Introducción: El almidón de maíz (AM) está indicado en el manejo de niños con glucogenosis hepática (GH).Objetivo: Describir la respuesta clínica en siete niños con GH I y III, del Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe de Medellín, Colombia, al cambiar el AM de uso alimenticio (UA), por AM de pureza farmacológica (PF). Metodología: Estudio observacional, retrospectivo, descriptivo realizado en 51 meses en el que se comparan pruebas bioquímicas y evolución clínica de siete niños ambulatorios con GH, quienes recibían AMUA y se les cambió a AMPF, por recaída en sus controles bioquímicos, relacionados con el cambio en la composición del AM tradicional, al que se le adicionó una mezcla de vitaminas y minerales. Resultados: Se incluyeron 3 niñas y 4 niños entre 13 y 148 meses, 3 con GH I y 4 con GH III, que recibían AMUA, y luego de cambiar a AMPF, presentaron mejoría clínica y bioquímica así: glucemia en ayunas de 77 mg/dL (48-90) a 85 (68-119) mg/dL, ALT de 390 U/L (47-1410) a 159 (47-345) U/L y triglicéridos de 487 (186-1797) mg/dL a 240 (112-614) mg/dL.Conclusiones: El AMPF en niños con GH I y III, demostró resultados mejores, que los obtenidos con el AMUA. La evidencia bioquímica y clínica, permite recomendar su utilización en el tratamiento actual de los pacientes con estos tipos de GH.

Introduction: Corn starch (CS) is indicated for the management of children with liver glucogenosis (LG). Objective: To describe the clinic outcome in 7 children with LG I and III, from Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe from Medellín, Colombia, to change food (F) CS by the pharmacological purity (PP) CS. Methods: Observational, retrospective, descriptive study performed in 51 months comparing biochemical and clinical course of 7 children outpatient with LG, those receiving FCS and were switched to PPCS by relapse in biochemical controls related to the change in the composition of the traditional commercial CS, which was added a mixture of vitamins and minerals. Results: Were included 3 girls and 4 boys between 13 and 148 months, 3 with LG I and 4 with LG III, receiving FCS, and after switching to PPCS, they improved the biochemical tests and clinical status. Conclusions: PPCS in children with LG I and III, showed better results than those obtained with FCS. The biochemical and clinical evidence both to recommend its use in the current treatment of patients with these types of LG.

Relationship between population growth of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum and protein and carbohydrate content in flour and starch.

The effects of eight diets (atta flour, wheat flour, self-rising flour, rice flour, custard powder, corn flour, tapioca starch, and potato starch) on the development of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst), reared at 29-31 degrees C and 66-70% RH were assessed. Five pairs of male and female T. castaneum were reared on the respective diets for 28 d before the experimental setup was dismantled and adult counts were recorded. In another experiment, the insects were allowed to mate and oviposit in each flour or starch type over a period of 7 d before being removed. The counting of pupae and adult emergence began on the day of emergence and was continued on a daily basis until day 140. Proximate analysis was performed for chemical composition of each diet, and the numbers of new adults that developed were found to be positively correlated (r2 = 0.97; P < 0.05) with the protein content and negatively correlated (r2 = 0.93; P < 0.05) with the carbohydrate content. For T. castaneum, the suitable diets were ranked as follows: atta flour > wheat flour > self-rising flour > rice flour > custard powder > corn flour > tapioca starch > potato starch. T. castaneum larval development to the pupal and adult stages developed significantly faster in atta flour (P < 0.05) than in the other diets, and the greatest number of progeny was produced from beetles reared on atta flour. Fewer adults emerged from wheat flour, self-rising flour, and rice flour, and no new emergences were recorded for the remaining diets. Developmental rate was much slower in beetles reared on diets in which a low number in progeny was produced. These data illustrate that different diets can influence the sustainability of these insects and affect their development and growth.

A novel and effective multistage classification system for microscopic starch grain images.

This article presents a novel and effective multistage system for classifying Chinese Materia Medica microscopic starch grain images. The proposed classification system is constructed based on the Gaussian mixture model-based clustering, the feature assignment algorithm, and the similarity measurement. Several features for each starch grain image are extracted and every class of drug is represented by a set of characteristic features. For each stage of the system, only one feature is chosen and assigned to that stage via the feature assignment algorithm, and the corresponding characteristic features are subdivided into smaller subsets based on clustering techniques. At the final stage, each subset contains a certain class of drugs (with corresponding characteristic features) and similarity measurement is carried out for starch grain classification. Three sets of the current state-of-the-art starch grain features including the granulometric size distribution, the chord length distribution, and the wavelet signature are used to construct the system. Experimental results on a database of 240 images of 24 classes of drugs reveal the superior performance of the multistage system. Comparison with the traditional starch grain classification approaches indicates that our proposed multistage method produces a marked improvement in classification performance.

Slowly digestible starch: concept, mechanism, and proposed extended glycemic index.

Starch is the major glycemic carbohydrate in foods, and its nutritional property is related to its rate and extent of digestion and absorption in the small intestine. A classification of starch into rapidly digestible starch (RDS), slowly digestible starch (SDS), and resistant starch (RS) based on the in vitro Englyst test is used to specify the nutritional quality of starch. Both the RDS and RS fractions have been extensively studied while there are only limited studies on the intermediate starch fraction of SDS, particularly regarding its structural basis and slow digestion mechanism. The current understanding of SDS including its concept, measurement method, structural basis and mechanism, physiological consequences, and approaches to make SDS is reviewed. An in vivo method of extended glycemic index (EGI) is proposed to evaluate its metabolic effect and related health consequences.

Production of resistant starch by extrusion cooking of acid-modified normal-maize starch.

The objective of this study was to utilize extrusion cooking and hydrothermal treatment to produce resistant starch (RS) as an economical alternative to a batch-cooking process. A hydrothermal treatment (110 degrees C, 3 d) of batch-cooked and extruded starch samples facilitated propagation of heat-stable starch crystallites and increased the RS contents from 2.1% to 7.7% up to 17.4% determined using AOAC Method 991.43 for total dietary fiber. When starch samples were batch cooked and hydrothermally treated at a moisture content below 70%, acid-modified normal-maize starch (AMMS) produced a greater RS content than did native normal-maize starch (NMS). This was attributed to the partially hydrolyzed, smaller molecules in the AMMS, which had greater mobility and freedom than the larger molecules in the NMS. The RS contents of the batch-cooked and extruded AMMS products after the hydrothermal treatment were similar. A freezing treatment of the AMMS samples at -20 degrees C prior to the hydrothermal treatment did not increase the RS content. The DSC thermograms and the X-ray diffractograms showed that retrograded amylose and crystalline starch-lipid complex, which had melting temperatures above 100 degrees C, accounted for the RS contents.

Dietary starch type affects body weight and glycemic control in freely fed but not energy-restricted obese rats.

This study comprised 2 experiments that tested the hypothesis that a high-amylose starch diet (AMO) would improve body weight and glycemic control relative to a high-amylopectin starch diet (AMN) in rats with diet-induced obesity. After inducing obesity with a high-fat and -energy diet (Expt. 1), male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 46) were divided into 4 groups and given free or restricted access to either an AMN or an AMO diet for 4 wk (Expt. 2). After 3 wk, rats from each group underwent an oral glucose tolerance test. At the end of the experiment, food-deprived rats were killed by decapitation and blood and tissues were collected for analyses. AMO led to lower total energy intake, weight gain, fat pad mass, and glycemic response but higher insulin sensitivity index than AMN, only when consumed ad libitum (AL) (P < 0.05). AMO led to higher glucagon-like peptide-1 and peptide YY responses and mRNA levels, independent of feeding paradigm (P < 0.01). The mRNA levels of key neuropeptide systems involved in the regulation of food intake were affected only by energy restriction. On the other hand, AMO resulted in higher expression of uncoupling protein-1 in the brown adipose tissue than AMN in rats that consumed food AL (P < 0.05). The effects of AMO appear to be mediated by its high resistant starch content rather than its glycemic index. We conclude that starches high in AMO can be effective in weight and glycemic control in obesity.

Characterization of shapes for use in classification of starch grains images.

As tradition Chinese herbal medicine becomes increasingly popular, there is an urgent need for efficient and accurate methods for the authentication of the Chinese Materia Medica (CMM) used in the herbal medicine. In this work, we present a denoising filter and introduce the use of chord length distribution (CLD) for the classification of starch grains in microscopic images of Chinese Materia Medica. Our simple denoising filter is adaptive to the background and is shown to be effective to remove noise, which appears in CMM microscopic starch grains images. The CLD is extracted by considering the frequency of the chord length in the binarized starch grains image, and we shall show that the CLD is an efficient and effective characterization of the starch grains. Experimental results on 240 starch grains images of 24 classes show that our method outperforms benchmark result using the current state-of-the-art method based on circular size distribution extracted by morphological operators at much higher computational cost.

[The influence of RS4 resistant starch on wistar rats metabolism. Biochemical and lipid indices]. / Wplyw skrobi opornej RS4 na metabolizm szczurów rasy Wistar. Wskazniki biochemiczne i lipidowe.

The influence of resistant starch RS4 on total cholesterol (TC), HDL cholesterol, triacyloglycerols (TAG) composition in blood serum and liver of rats was determined. 4 week experiment involved 32 males and 40 females laboratory Wistar rats allotted in 4 groups in each sex. Control rats were feed ad libitum with standarised synthetic diet AIN-93. In experimental groups animals were given modified feed enriched with 5% of resistant starch. monophosphate of potato starch, monophosphate of soluble potato starch and monophosphate of potato starch heated with glycne and microwaved were examined. Diet enrichment with resistant starch decerased triacyloglycerol level (TAG) while the total cholesterol (TC) level, in serum was not affected.

In vitro starch digestibility and predicted glycemic index of microwaved and conventionally baked pound cake.

The present study compares the effect of baking process (microwave vs conventional oven) on starch bioavailability in fresh pound cake crumbs and in crumbs from pound cake stored for 8 days. Proximal chemical analysis, resistant starch (RS), retrograded starch (RS3) and starch hydrolysis index (HI) were evaluated. The empirical formula suggested by Granfeldt was used to determine the predicted glycemic index (pGI). Pound cake, one of Mexico's major bread products, was selected for analysis because the quality defects often associated with microwave baking might be reduced with the use of high-fat, high-moisture, batted dough. Differences in product moisture, RS and RS3 were observed in fresh microwave-baked and conventionally baked pound cake. RS3 increased significantly in conventionally baked products stored for 8 days at room temperature, whereas no significantly changes in RS3 were observed in the microwaved product. HI values for freshly baked and stored microwaved product were 59 and 62%, respectively (P > 0.05), whereas the HI value for the conventionally baked product decreased significantly after 8 days of storage. A pound cake with the desired HI and GI characteristics might be obtained by adjusting the microwave baking process.

Identification of starch grains in microscopic images based on granulometric operations.

This study demonstrates the feasibility of feature extraction and similarity measurement for the identification of starch grains, which are often found in microscopic images of Chinese Materia Medica (CMM) and as such is an important feature for use in the authentication of CMM with abundance of starch grains and otherwise without other special microscopic characteristics. Our proposed image signature, namely, the size distribution, indicates that it is effective to characterize starch grains in microscopic images of those CMM. Experimental results in a small scale study show that the recognition rate for the proposed signature using different measures of discrepancy is around 90%, which is considered very good while the benchmark wavelet-based energy signature has only about 60% recognition. Moreover, the extraction of the size distribution only requires moderate level of computational complexity. In this study, our proposed image signature provides greater accuracy and flexibility in capturing starch grains information for the authentication of CMM, compared with other existing preliminary identification approach in which manual image segmentation is necessary.

Structural stability and prebiotic properties of resistant starch type 3 increase bile acid turnover and lower secondary bile acid formation.

Microbial metabolism is essential in maintaining a healthy mucosa in the large bowel, preferentially through butyrate specific mechanisms. This system depends on starch supply. Two structurally different resistant starches type 3 (RS3) have been investigated with respect to their resistance to digestion, fermentability, and their effects on the composition and turnover of bile acids in rats. RSA (a mixture of retrograded maltodextrins and branched high molecular weight polymers), which is more resistant than RSB (a retrograded potato starch), increased the rate of fermentation accompanied by a decrease of pH in cecum, colon, and feces. Because they were bound to RS3, less bile acids were reabsorbed, resulting in a higher turnover through the large bowel. Because of the rise of volume, the bile acid level was unchanged and the formation of secondary bile acids was partly suppressed. The results proved a strong relation between RS3, short chain fatty acid production, and microflora. However, butyrate specific benefits are only achieved by an intake of RS3 that result in good fermentation properties, which depend on the kind of the resistant starch structures.