大米淀粉糊化过程的光谱分析

采用衰减全反射傅立叶变换红外光谱仪跟踪测定了不同品种大米淀粉的糊化过程,同时与X-射线衍射仪测定的淀粉结晶度相对比,研究了淀粉颗粒内结晶结构在糊化过程中变化的详细情况.利用红外光谱仪计算出天然大米淀粉及其在糊化过程中各个阶段代表结晶区特征的1047cm-1和代表非晶区特征的1022cm-1两处红外吸收峰强度的比值.结果表明,天然淀粉的结晶区主要由支链淀粉侧链的双螺旋结构所形成;在加热过程中淀粉的结晶结构被破坏,并且直链淀粉含量越高,其结晶结构在糊化过程中破坏越慢,说明直链淀粉能抑制淀粉结晶结构的破坏.利用X-射线衍射仪测定了大米淀粉糊化过程各个阶段的结晶度,进一步验证了淀粉的结晶结构在糊化过程中的损失.虽然,两种测定方法对"结晶度"的定义不同,但对于淀粉结晶程度的测定具有相关性和可比性,能为研究淀粉的糊化行为提供有利的补充信息.     

穿插程度对高分子链结晶初始阶段的影响

用分子动力学方法模拟了具有不同穿插程度的寡链凝聚体系结晶初始阶段的有序化过程. 链间穿插程度通过径向分布函数的统计进行表征. 模拟计算结果表明, 链间的穿插程度对体系的有序化过程具有明显的影响, 穿插程度越小的体系有序化越快, 形成的有序结构也更完整. 与实验结果的比较表明, 在聚合物粒子结晶的初始阶段, 体系由穿插引起的缠结就已经起到了作用.     

甲基丙烯酸正丁酯/甲基丙烯酸β羟乙酯共聚吸附功能纤维的制备及表征

以过氧化苯甲酰(BPO)为引发剂, 合成了甲基丙烯酸正丁酯/甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯(BMA/HEMA)二元共聚树脂, 采用冻胶纺丝技术制备了低分子量有机液体吸附功能纤维, 利用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和13C核磁共振波谱(NMR)、广角X射线衍射仪(WAXD)和综合热分析仪以及环境扫描电子显微镜(SEM)研究了共聚物的交联结构、纤维的结晶性能以及纤维的表面形貌, 同时研究了共聚合阶段HEMA与BMA投料比对纤维饱和吸附量的影响. 研究结果表明, 树脂大分子间不存在化学交联结构, 大分子内和大分子间存在氢键作用, 有利于物理交联结构的形成; 纤维结晶性能随着HEMA质量分数增加而减弱, 且HEMA质量分数对纤维表面形貌有较大影响; 纤维对甲苯和三氯乙烯的饱和吸附量随着HEMA质量分数增加而增大, HEMA质量分数相同时所得纤维对三氯乙烯的吸附量明显高于对甲苯的吸附量.     

可溶解的聚氨酯交联大分子的合成及其特殊的溶液行为

到目前为止，交联过程之所以难以控制是因为在交联聚合体系中，没有一个与交联过程相竞争的反应．本文利用大分子在溶液中是无规线团的特征，设计了含有分子内和分子间反应的交联聚合体系，分子间反应即交联过程，而分子内反应使分子问反应受到抑制，使交联过程的链增长不能无限发展，从而合成了可溶解的具有交联结构的大分子．     

氧化淀粉的氧化度对其交联海藻酸钠/明胶互穿网络膜性能的影响

以氧化淀粉为交联剂交联明胶、以氯化钙为交联剂交联海藻酸钠,采用分步交联的方法制备了海藻酸钠/明胶互穿网络膜.通过红外光谱仪表征了氧化淀粉、海藻酸钠/明胶互穿网络膜的结构;研究了氧化淀粉的氧化度对互穿网络膜力学性能、热稳定性能、微观形貌、交联度、吸水保水性能等各种性能的影响.结果表明,随着氧化淀粉氧化度的增加,互穿网络膜的拉伸强度、断裂伸长率、交联度呈现先增加后降低的趋势,氧化度为60%的氧化淀粉交联制备的互穿网络膜的以上性能达到最大值;吸水保水性能呈现先降低后增加的趋势,这主要是因为随着互穿网络膜交联度的增加,使两相间形成了均匀、致密的网络结构,两者分子链上大量的羟基和羧基受到束缚,导致互穿网络膜吸水率、保水率的下降.同时也说明了该体系的交联度并不是随着氧化淀粉氧化度的提高而逐渐提高,对于该体系氧化淀粉存在最佳氧化度.     

吡啶预处理抑制煤热解过程中交联反应的研究

采用吡啶蒸气、吡啶溶液两种溶胀方式对伊泰褐煤进行了预处理,用热重结合在线质谱仪考察了两种处理方式对煤热解过程中交联反应的抑制效果。结果表明,两种预处理方法对煤热解过程的交联反应都有不同程度的抑制,但其作用温度和机理不同。吡啶蒸气预处理可能通过与煤形成N—OH氢键、断开煤本身含氧官能团之间的氢键,从而在400℃以前抑制煤本身含氧官能团之间的氢键交联反应;吡啶溶液预处理主要是通过改变煤的结构,减少煤小分子同大分子网络结构之间缔合,提高氢的传递效率等因素来抑制小分子同煤大分子网络结构及其热解过程中间碎片之间的交联反应。     

生物可裂解树状大分子组装体与智能型基因传递系统

以精氨酸外围功能化、硫辛酸内核功能化的肽类树状大分子为组装基元,在亲疏水作用驱动下形成树状大分子组装体;并通过催化量二硫苏糖醇引发组装体内核的硫辛酸残基交联而获得纳米结构稳定、胞内氧化还原可裂解的智能型基因载体系统.双功能化肽类树状大分子具有精确可控的分子结构;在水溶液中组装、交联后,形成粒径约为72 nm、电位为+30.1 m V的树状大分子组装体.树状大分子组装体能够有效压缩和保护DNA,增强DNA对核酸酶的抵抗力,且具有氧化还原响应性、实现DNA的胞内定点可控释放.树状大分子组装体与DNA复合物(A/P=20)在有血清条件下对HEK 293、Hep G2和Hela 3种细胞系的转染效率均优于阳性对照组PEI(Mw=2.5×104,N/P=10,无血清)的转染效果.同时,该树状大分子组装体还具有良好的血清耐受性及生物相容性.     

高温下淀粉凝胶化颗粒的结构特征

凝胶化作用是淀粉改性过程中存在的一种现象。采用红外光谱和X-射线衍射方法探讨了淀粉凝胶化颗粒的结构和结晶变化过程。结果表明,在淀粉的高温成型过程中,凝胶化颗粒化学结构没有发生明显的变化,结晶状态则趋于完全无定型化。     

热塑性淀粉力学性能的提升途径及作用机理

以可再生资源(如淀粉、纤维素和蛋白质等)为基础发展而来的生物可降解塑料受到人们越来越多的关注,是可降解塑料行业发展的重要方向之一。天然淀粉由于来源广、低成本和可生物降解的特点,广泛用于制备淀粉塑料,并用于农业、食品、医药和包装等行业,有望取代石油基衍生聚合物。淀粉大分子具有结晶结构,所含大量羟基可形成较强的分子间和分子内氢键,使其不能热塑加工,而当加入增塑剂后可破坏其结晶结构,从而用于制备热塑性淀粉。目前,热塑性淀粉的力学性能差,是影响其使用性能的首要问题。近年来国内外开展了大量的研究以试图增强其力学性能。本文主要以不同类型的热塑性淀粉为基础,以淀粉自身改性和外加组分改性两种提高其力学性能的途径为主线,以其力学性能的提升方法和作用机理为重点,系统总结了近年来国内外以提高热塑性淀粉材料的力学性能为目的的研究工作,归纳了影响力学性能的相关因素以及提升途径,并对该领域重点研究的内容进行了总结和展望。     

微波辐射对淀粉结构及性质的影响

简单地介绍了微波对淀粉的辐射作用,并综述了微波辐射对淀粉形态结构和结晶结构以及淀粉凝胶化性质、热性质等影响的国内外研究进展,如微波辐射可改变淀粉颗粒形状、结晶结构及其结晶度.微波辐射时间及辐射能等技术参数能够改变淀粉的凝胶化性质,而淀粉的含水量也是重要的影响因素.淀粉的溶解性、润胀性和吸水性都会因微波辐射而较原淀粉下降.     

Effect of cross-linking and enzymatic hydrolysis composite modification on the properties of rice starches

Native rice starch lacks the versatility necessary to function adequately under rigorous industrial processing, so modified starches are needed to meet the functional properties required in food products. This work investigated the impact of enzymatic hydrolysis and cross-linking composite modification on the properties of rice starches. Rice starch was cross-linked with epichlorohydrin (EPI) with different concentrations (0.5%, 0.7%, 0.9% w/w, on a dry starch basis), affording cross-linked rice starches with the three different levels of cross-linking that were named R?, R?, and R?, respectively. The cross-linked rice starches were hydrolyzed by α-amylase and native, hydrolyzed, and hydrolyzed cross-linked rice starches were comparatively studied. It was found that hydrolyzed cross-linked rice starches showed a lower the degree of amylase hydrolysis compared with hydrolyzed rice starch. The higher the degree of cross-linking, the higher the capacity to resist enzyme hydrolysis. Hydrolyzed cross-linked rice starches further increased the adsorptive capacities of starches for liquids and decreased the trend of retrogradation, and it also strengthened the capacity to resist shear compared to native and hydrolyzed rice starches.     

A comparative study of the characteristics of cross-linked, oxidized and dual-modified rice starches

Rice starch was cross-linked with epichlorohydrin (0.3%, w/w, on a dry starch basis) and oxidized with sodium hypochlorite (2.5% w/w), respectively. Two dual-modified rice starch samples (oxidized cross-linked rice starch and cross-linked oxidized rice starch) were obtained by the oxidation of cross-linked rice starch and the cross-linking of oxidized rice starch at the same level of reagents. The physicochemical properties of native rice starch, cross-linked rice starch and oxidized rice starch were also studied parallel with those of the two dual-modified rice starch samples using rapid visco analysis (RVA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic rheometry and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that the levels of cross-linking and oxidation used in this study did not cause any significant changes in the morphology of rice starch granules. Cross-linked oxidized starch showed lower swelling power (SP) and solubility, and higher paste clarity in comparison with native starch. Cross-linked oxidized rice starch also had the lowest tendency of retrogradation and highest ability to resistant to shear compared with native, cross-linked, oxidized and oxidized cross-linked rice starches. These results suggest that the undesirable properties in native, cross-linked and oxidized rice starch samples could be overcome through dual-modification.     

Evaluation of black tea polyphenol extract against the retrogradation of starches from various plant sources

The effects of black tea polyphenol extract (BTPE) on the retrogradation of starches from different plant sources were studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). DSC analysis shows that the gelatinization temperature of maize starch and starches from different rice varieties increased with increasing BTPE level. After storage at 4 °C, BTPE at a concentration of 15% markedly retarded the retrogradation of maize starch and starches from different rice varieties. Native maize starch and starches from different rice varieties showed typical A-type X-ray diffraction patterns, while native potato starch showed a typical B-type X-ray diffraction pattern. Adding BTPE significantly affected the crystalline region and intensities of X-ray diffraction peaks of maize and rice starch granules. It is concluded that adding BTPE markedly inhibits the retrogradation of maize starch and starches from different rice varieties, but has no significant influence on the gelatinization and retrogradation characteristics of potato starch.     

Isothermal microcalorimetric studies on starch retrogradation

In the present study, isothermal microcalorimetry was introduced as a tool to investigate properties of starch retrogradation during the first 24 h. The study was made on purified amylose and amylopectin from corn, as well as on native starches, such as wheat, potato, maize, waxy maize and amylomaize, differing in their amylose content. The results were obtained in the form ofP-t traces (thermal powervs. time), and integration of these traces gave a net exothermic enthalpy of reaction, caused by the crystallization of amylose and amylopectin. TheP-t traces reflected the quantities of amylose and amylopectin in the starch studied. Depending on the amylose content and the botanical source of the starch, the rate of crystallization of amylose was high and predominated over that of amylopectin during the first 5–10 h. The contribution from amylose crystallization to the measured exothermic enthalpy was very substantial during this period. After 10 h, amylose crystallized at a lower constant rate. During the first 24 h, amylopectin crystallized at a low steady rate. The exothermic enthalpies obtained by the isothermal microcalorimetric investigations during the first 24 h of retrogradation were generally low in relation to the endothermic melting enthalpies observed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements after 24 h of storage. The discrepancies in enthalpy values between the two methods are discussed in relation to phase separation and the endothermic effects owing to the decrease in polymer-water interactions when polymer-rich regions in the starch gel separate. Besides the exothermic enthalpies obtained, theP-t traces also made it possible to study the initial gelation properties of amylose from different botanical sources. The present study further demonstrated that isothermal microcalorimetry can provide a possible way to investigate the antistaling effect of certain polar lipids, such as sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS) and 1-monolauroyl-rac-glycerol (GML), when added to starches of different botanical origin. The net exothermic heat of reaction for starch retrogradation during the first 24 h was decreased when GML or SDS was added to the starch gels. The recordedP-t traces also showed how the effect of the added lipid influenced different periods during the first 24 h of starch retrogradation, and that the effect depended mainly on the amylose content, the botanical source of the starch, and the type of lipid used. When GML or SDS was added to waxy maize, the isothermal microcalorimetric studies clearly indicated some interaction between amylopectin and the polar lipids. These results concerning the action of anti-staling agents are further discussed in relation to the helical inclusion complexes formed between amylose-polar lipid and amylopectin-polar lipid.The authors thank Eva Qvarnström at the Dept. of Thermochemistry and Eva Tjerneld at the Dept. of Food Technology for valuable practical assistance. Financial support was obtained from the Swedish Council for Forestry and Agricultural Research (SJFR) and the Swedish Farmer's Foundation for Agricultural Research (Stiftelsen Lantbruksforskning).     

Brazilian <Emphasis Type="Italic">Dioscoreaceas</Emphasis> starches

Determination of the characteristics of native starches is crucial in order to select their best application in various industrial fields. Thus, two different types of non-traditional native starches from the Dioscoreaceas species (Dioscorea sp. and Dioscorea piperifolia Humb. var. Wild) were studied regarding their thermal, structural and rheological properties. The results were contrasted with traditional commercial starch sources (potato, cassava and corn). From the thermogravimetric results (TG/DTG), D. piperifolia starch obtained the highest thermal stability of the samples, except for potato starch. Furthermore, using differential scanning calorimetry and viscoamylograph profiles (RVA), it was found that the Dioscoreaceas starches presented a higher onset (T _o) temperature and susceptibility to retrogradation. They also showed lower values in relation to relative crystallinity, which was calculated from their X-ray patterns and tendency to white (L*) colour. The shapes of the Discoreaceas starch granules were determined using electron microscopy; it was found that as the potato starch the Dioscoreaceas starches showed a wide range of particle size.     

Hydrolysis of Native and Heat-Treated Starches at Sub-Gelatinization Temperature Using Granular Starch Hydrolyzing Enzyme

The effect of heat treatment below the gelatinization temperature on the susceptibility of corn, mung bean, sago, and potato starches towards granular starch hydrolysis (35°C) was investigated. Starches were hydrolyzed in granular state and after heat treatment (50°C for 30 min) by using granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme for 24 h. Hydrolyzed heat-treated starches showed a significant increase in the percentage of dextrose equivalent compared to native starches, respectively, with corn 53% to 56%, mung bean 36% to 47%, sago 15% to 26%, and potato 12% to 15%. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs showed the presence of more porous granules and surface erosion in heat-treated starch compared to native starch. X-ray analysis showed no changes but with sharper peaks for all the starches, suggested that hydrolysis occurred on the amorphous region. The amylose content and swelling power of heat-treated starches was markedly altered after hydrolysis. Evidently, this enzyme was able to hydrolyze granular starches and heat treatment before hydrolysis significantly increased the degree of hydrolysis.     

Effects of NaOH treatment of cereal starch granules on the extent of granular starch hydrolysis

Effect of NaOH treatment on granular hydrolysis of cereal starches was studied and granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme is used to hydrolyze native and NaOH-treated starch for 24?h. The dextrose equivalent value of NaOH-treated starch increased significantly compared to native starch, i.e., 28–38?% for corn, 7–37?% for rice, but no significant increase for corn starch. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs showed that NaOH treatment caused an enlargement of pores and degrades the surface of starch granules. Hydrolyzed-treated starch exhibited rougher surface and more porous granules compared to native starch. The swelling power and pasting properties of NaOH-treated starches were markedly altered after hydrolysis. X-ray pattern of all starches showed no changes and the amylose content decrease significantly after hydrolysis, which could due to extensive degradation of amorphous region. Evidently, NaOH treatment below gelatinization temperature was effective in enhancing the degree of granular starch hydrolysis.     

Development of nanostructure in resistant starch type III during thermal treatments and cycling

The effect of recrystallization temperature on the lamellar structure of RSIII samples was studied using XRD and SAXS. The polymorph type could be manipulated in a controlled manner, independently of the plant source. In RSIII from corn starch and from high-amylose corn starch, retrogradation at a low temperature led to the formation of polymorph B with lamellas arranged in long-range periodicity, whereas retrogradation at a high temperature led to the formation of polymorphs A and V with no defined periodicity. The retrogradation temperature of wheat starch did not have a major effect on its nanostructure. For both polymorphs, the enzymatic degradation decreased as the degree of order within the crystal increased.     

催化氧化木薯淀粉的结构与胶粘性能

考察了催化剂硫酸亚铁对氧化木薯淀粉的绝对分子量及其分布、羧基和羰基含量以及其胶粘性能的影响。结果表明,催化氧化使木薯淀粉的氧化降解时间减少到0.5 h,羧基和羰基含量分别增加了105%和12%以上。用高效凝胶渗透色谱与多角度激光光散射仪联用技术分析氧化淀粉的结果表明,催化氧化淀粉的绝对分子量比无催化氧化淀粉的小,且分布均匀。由催化氧化淀粉制得的淀粉胶粘剂的固含量达28.9%,干燥15 m in时粘接强度达57 N。     

Studies on the properties and characteristics of starch-LDPE blend films using cross-linked, glycerol modified, cross-linked and glycerol modified starch

Corn starch was modified by cross-linking with epichlorohydrin and plasticizer glycerol. X-ray diffraction studies showed that relative crystallinity of the native and cross-linked starch were similar and were not affected by cross-linking. Different films were prepared by blending corn starch, cross-linked starch or glycerol modified starch in LDPE. The mechanical properties of the films were studied for tensile strength, elongation, melt flow index, and burst strength. The properties of the blend films were compared with LDPE films. It was observed that with the blending of 7.5% native starch, there was a decrease in tensile strength, elongation and melt flow index but burst strength increased. The tensile strength, elongation and melt flow index of the films containing cross-linked starch was considerably higher than those containing native starch but the burst strength showed a reverse trend. For native starch and cross-linked starch modified with glycerol, the elongation and melt flow index of the films increased but burst strength decreased. Surface scanning of the blend films were done by scanning electron microscope. Film containing cross-linked starch/glycerol modified starch in the blend was observed to be smoother than the native starch blend films.