UNUSUAL STRUCTURES IN CORN STARCH GRANULES*
- 1 April 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 44 (4) , 227-231
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a126748
Abstract
Commercial Buffalo corn starch frequently showed granules possessing a central cavity and a few radial fissures in electron microscopic pictures of methacrylate impregnated ultrathin sections (0.05-0.25 micron). Concentric lamellar structure was found in 1/5-1/7 of the tested sections. A salivary amylase-digested section demonstrated a bigger central hole along with broader radial fissures than the non-digested one did. It is suggested that a central cavity and radial fissures in the granule may be less resistent parts against amylolytic processes, occurring in vivo before harvesting.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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