AMYLOSE/AMYLOPECTIN SIMPLE DETERMINATION IN ACID HYDROLYZED TAPIOCA STARCH
Analysis of the shift of wavelength máximum using a rapid colorimetric method was used to determine the ratio of amylose:amylopectin (Am:Ap) in acid-hydrolyzed tapioca starch. The absorbance máximum of 600 nm (Am:Ap of tapioca starch ≈ 22:78) moved to shorter wavelengths (590, 585, 570, 560, and 534 nm) as the decrease of the Am:Ap ratio due to hydrolysis of shorter chains that are not be able to form a complex with iodine. The amount of amylopectin itself may be unaltered or slightly decreased but the decrease in amylose caused a decrease in Am:Ap ratio
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Sociedad Chilena de Química
2008
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