A LABORATORY METHOD OF PREPARING STARCH FROM MAIZE SEED

1 January 1927

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology

Vol. 2 (1) , 101-102
https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.2.1.101

Abstract

The seeds are steeped in sulphurous acid, ground, and washed on a 100 mesh sieve; the crude starch is then separated by settling, and finally purified with 0.45% NaOH.