Please cite this article as: Li, Ping., He, Xiaowei., Dhital, Sushil., Zhang, Bin., & Huang, Qiang., Structural and physicochemical properties of granular starches after treatment with debranching enzyme.Carbohydrate Polymers http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.carbpol.2017.04.036 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Highlights -Maize and potato granular starches were successfully debranched at 60ºC.-Pullulanase was much effective on hydrolyzing potato starch compared to the maize starch.-Debranched potato starches showed markedly decrease of pasting viscosities and enthalpy changes compared to the debranched maize starches.
Abstract:The present study modified maize and potato granular starches by partial debranching treatment below the gelatinization temperature, and investigated their structural and physicochemical properties. Pullulanase was much effective (more than three times) on hydrolyzing potato starch compared to maize starch as measured from total carbohydrate values in the supernatant. The pullulanase hydrolysis decreased the amount of double helices as observed from DSC measurement. These effects were dependent upon the time of enzyme hydrolysis (24h>8h>1h) as well as type of starch (potato>maize). The pullulanase hydrolysis decreased the peak viscosity of the potato starch paste, whereas the effect was very less pronounced for maize starch. The current results showed that it is possible to achieve the starches with desired physicochemical properties by varying the starch type as well as modification process.