The Crystalline Changes of Starch from Rhizoma Dioscorea by Acid Hydrolysis

Dioscoreae (Chinese name Shanyao), the rhizome of various species of genus Dioscorea opposita Thunb.(Dioscoreaceae), has been used as an important invigorant in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for many years1. Starch, the most abundant carbohydrate in …     

Viscosity of Cellulose Ether Solutions as Influenced by Mechanical Impact Intensity

Structuring and viscosity of solutions of cellulose derivatives as influenced by mechanical treatment under high shear stresses were studied.     

Effect of Microwave Irradiation on Acid Hydrolysis of Faba Bean Starch: Physicochemical Changes of the Starch Granules

Starch is the most abundant carbohydrate in legumes (22–45 g/100 g), with distinctive properties such as high amylose and resistant starch content, longer branch chains of amylopectin, and a C-type pattern arrangement in the granules. The present study concentrated on the investigation of hydrolyzed faba bean starch using acid, assisted by microwave energy, to obtain a possible food-grade coating material. For evaluation, the physicochemical, morphological, pasting, and structural properties were analyzed. Hydrolyzed starches developed by microwave energy in an acid medium had low viscosity, high solubility indexes, diverse amylose contents, resistant starch, and desirable thermal and structural properties to be used as a coating material. The severe conditions (moisture, 40%; pure hydrochloric acid, 4 mL/100 mL; time, 60 s; and power level, 6) of microwave-treated starches resulted in low viscosity values, high amylose content and high solubility, as well as high absorption indexes, and reducing sugars. These hydrolyzed starches have the potential to produce matrices with thermo-protectants to formulate prebiotic/probiotic (symbiotic) combinations and amylose-based inclusion complexes for functional compound delivery. This emergent technology, a dry hydrolysis route, uses much less energy consumption in a shorter reaction time and without effluents to the environment compared to conventional hydrolysis.     

Catalytic Hydrolysis of Lipophilic Amino Acid Esters by Metallomicelles as Carboxypeptidase A Models

Metallondcellesasthemodelofhydrolyticmetalloenzymes.havebegunrecently'.Exam-plesarethemetal-ioncomplexesoflipophilicinddazoles2andpyridines'co-ndcelledwithsurfactantS.Hereinwereportthecomplexesofanovelmacrocyclicl2-membereddioxotetradrineligandbearingbis-hydroxygroupsasfunctionalpendantSwhichcanmindcthecatalyticfunctionofcarboxypeptidaseAinndcellarmedia.2,6-Dioxo-l,4,7,lo-tetraazacyclo1(O.2Og,1.onuno1)'anddodecylglycidylether(O.54g,2.2nunol)'wererefluxedinEtOH(3OoInL)for24h.Thesolventwase…     

Theoretical Studies on Mechanism and Rate Constant of Gas Phase Hydrolysis of Glyoxal Catalyzed by Sulfuric Acid

The gas phase hydration of glyoxal (HCOCHO) in the presence of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) were studied by the high-level quantum chemical calculations with M06-2X and CCSD(T) theoretical methods and the conventional transition state theory (CTST). The mechanism and rate constant of the ve di erent reaction paths are consid-ered corresponding to HCOCHO+H₂O, HCOCHO+H₂O H₂O, HCOCHO H₂O+H₂O, HCOCHO+H₂O H₂SO₄ and HCOCHO H₂O+H₂SO₄. Results show that H₂SO₄ has a strong catalytic ability, which can signi cantly reduce the energy barrier for the hydration reaction of glyoxal. The energy barrier of hydrolysis of glyoxal in gas phase is lowered to 7.08 kcal/mol from 37.15 kcal/mol relative to pre-reactive complexes at the CCSD(T)/6-311++G(3df, 3pd)//M06-2X/6-311++G(3df, 3pd) level of theory. The rate constant of the H₂SO₄ catalyzed hydrolysis of glyoxal is 1.34×10^-11cm³/(molecule s), about 10¹³ higher than that involving catalysis by an equal number of water molecules, and is greater than the reaction rate of glyoxal reaction with OH radicals of 1.10×10^-11cm³/(molecule s) at the room temperature, indicating that the gas phase hydrolysis of glyoxal of H₂SO₄ catalyst is feasible and could compete with the reaction glyoxal+OH under certain atmospheric condi-tions. This study may provide useful information on understanding the mechanistic features of inorganic acid-catalyzed hydration of glyoxal for the formation of oligomer     

Microwave-assisted Acid Hydrolysis of Starch Polymer in Cassava Pulp in the Presence of Activated Carbon

Cassava pulp contains significant amount of starch which can be hydrolyzed to glucose, and further converted to different kinds of chemicals, such as lactic acid, fumaric acid, and ethanol. Microwave irradiation is an alternative method for starch hydrolysis, and the addition of activated carbon has been reported could increase glucose yield at lower temperature in water medium. This research was to study the effects of two types of activated carbon on the acid hydrolysis of cassava pulp under microwave irradiation. The experiment was conducted at two microwave power level (30% and 50%), each with heating duration of 5, 7.5 and 10 min in 0.5% sulfuric acid medium. The addition of activated carbon with superior adsorption capacity in cassava pulp suspension resulted in lower glucose yield than the one without the addition of activated carbon at both power levels. On the other hand, the addition of activated carbon with inferior adsorption capacity resulted in much higher glucose yield than the one without the addition of activated carbon at microwave power 30% and slightly lower glucose yield at microwave power 50%. However, activated carbon with higher adsorption capacity was superior to the other one in suppressing the formation of colored secondary degradation materials. The highest glucose yield (91.52%) was obtained in the hydrolysates from the treatment at microwave power 50% for 10 min without the addition of activated carbon.     

蛋白质水解阶段对氨基酸组成分析的影响

水解是蛋白质氨基酸组成分析的重要步骤，水解质量的好坏直接影响到分析结果的正确与否，蛋白质的水解受到很多因素的影响，如温度，时间、水解试剂，添加剂，水解方法等，本文对近10年来蛋白质组成分析中中有关蛋白质水解问题的研究进进行了评述，对最近几年出现的一些新的水解方法如酸性水解中的气相水解，微波辐射水解，膜上蛋白质和印迹水解，聚丙烯酰安凝胶中蛋白质的水解，敏感氨基酸的水解以及水解过程中影响氨基酸外消旋化的因素等作了简要的介绍。     

Hydrolysis of Nitrosylsulfuric Acid

The statics and kinetics of hydrolysis of nitrosylsulfuric acid were studied at the initial sulfuric acid concentrations in the range 60-76 wt % and temperatures in the range 20-100°C or 30-130°C. The results were compared with the published data.     

Hydrolysis of Lipophilic Amino Acid Esters Catalyzed by Metallomicelles

Metallomicelles as the model of hydrolytic metalloenzymes have begun recently¹. Examples are the metal-ion complexes of lipophilic imidazoles² and pyridines³ co-micelled with surfactants. Herein we report the complexes of a novel macrocyclic 12-membered di-oxotetraamine ligand bearing bis-hydroxy groups as functional pendants which can mimic the catalytic function of carboxypeptidase A in micellar media.     

The Procyanidin C1-Dependent Inhibition of the Hydrolysis of Potato Starch and Corn Starch Induced by Pancreatin

Procyanidins are contained in various foods, and their effects on starch hydrolysis have been reported. In Japan, black soybeans, which contain a trimeric procyanidin, procyanidin C1 (proC1), are cooked with rice and used to prepare dumplings. In this study, the effects of proC1 on the pancreatin-induced formation of reducing sugars and starch hydrolysis were studied using potato starch and corn starch. ProC1 inhibited both reactions; the inhibition was greater in potato starch than corn starch when added to heated potato starch and corn starch. When heated with proC1, its inhibitory effects decreased, especially in potato starch, suggesting the important role of proC1 itself for the inhibition of potato starch hydrolysis. ProC1 also inhibited the hydrolysis when added to heated, longer amylose (average molecular weight: 31,200), and the inhibition decreased when heated with the amylose. On the other hand, proC1 could not inhibit the hydrolysis when added to heated, shorter amylose (average molecular weight: 4500), but could when heated with the amylose, suggesting the important role of the degradation products of proC1 for the inhibition. We discuss the mechanism of the proC1-dependent inhibition of amylose hydrolysis, taking the molecular weight into account.     

Effect of Resistant Starch on Hydrolysis and Fermentation of Corn Starch for Ethanol

Starch samples with 0% or 30% amylose were subjected to four different liquefaction enzyme treatments (at various temperature and pH conditions) followed by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF). Resistant starch (RS) measurements were conducted for the initial starch sample, after liquefaction and after SSF. Initial RS was higher for 30% amylose starch samples (16.53 g/100 g sample) compared with 0% amylose (0.76 g/100 g sample). Higher initial RS resulted in lower conversion of starch into sugars and lower final ethanol yields. The four enzymes hydrolyzed RS, but in varying amounts. Higher temperature liquefaction hydrolyzed a larger portion of RS, resulting in higher ethanol concentrations and lower final residual solids (non-fermentables), whereas lower temperature liquefaction hydrolyzed a smaller portion of RS and resulted in lower ethanol concentrations and higher final residual solids. Decreases in resistant starch after high temperature liquefaction were 55% to 74%, whereas low temperature liquefaction decreases were 11% to 43%. For all enzyme treatments, RS content of starch samples decreased further after SSF.     

Electrochemical Behavior of Methanol Influenced by Polyaniline Incorporated with Ferrocenesulfonic-carboxylic Acid

After the synthesis of polyaniline in the presence of ferrocenesulfoniccarboxylic acid, its influence on the electrochemical reaction of methanol was studied. The result indicates that the ferrocenyl in ferrocenesulfoniccarbexylic acid plays an important role in the electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol. CH3OH is adsorbed on PANI-Fc before its electrocatalytic oxidation. When the concentration of methanol is 2 mol/L, it begins to be oxidized. The effect of scan rate on the electrochemical reaction of methanol was also studied and 5 mV/s was favourable. It is another method to insert a metal catalyst in polyaniline without its electrodeposition.     

微量量热法研究淀粉酶催化反应

酶催化水解反应;热动力学;微量量热法研究淀粉酶催化反应     

Kinetics of Acid Hydrolysis of Acetylglucosamine

The kinetics of acid hydrolysis of N-acetylglucosamine at different temperatures and reagent concentrations was studied. A mathematical model of the hydrolysis was proposed. The rate constant and activation energy of deacetylation were calculated.__________Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 78, No. 5, 2005, pp. 807–809.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Gizatulina, Chebotok, Novikov, Konovalova.     

Acid Hydrolysis of Chitin and Chitosan

Acid hydrolysis of chitin and chitosan recovered from shells of sea Crustacea was studied by exclusion high-performance liquid chromatography.     

Hydrolysis Rates of TMOS Catalyzed by Oxalic Acid and Stimulated by Ultrasound

A simple calorimetric method was employed to study the kinetics of the hydrolysis of the solventless TMOS-water mixtures, under ultrasound stimulation, as a function of the concentration of oxalic acid. The reaction rates were obtained, in relative units, from the measured thermal peak of the reaction as a non-separated function of both the sonication time and the instantaneous temperature of the medium. For concentrations of oxalic acid below 0.01 M, polycondensation reaction starts before complete hydrolysis. For concentrations of oxalic acid above 0.01 M, hydrolysis is complete and, in addition, the inverse of the time, as measured from the starting of ultrasound action until the maximum hydrolysis heat release, was found to be a reasonable relative measure of the average hydrolysis rate constant. The average hydrolysis rate constant was found to be proportional to the square root of the molar concentration of the oxalic acid. This result is in agreement with the literature if we assume small dissociation degree for the catalyst in such a solventless alkoxyde-water medium.     

Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Polylactic Acid Fiber

This study investigated the optimization of the enzymatic processing conditions for polylactic acid (PLA) fibers using enzymes consisting of lipases originating from different sources. The hydrolytic activity was evaluated taking into consideration the pH, temperature, enzyme concentration, and treatment time. The structural change of the PLA fibers was measured in the optimal treatment conditions. PLA fiber hydrolysis by lipases was maximized for lipase from Aspergillus niger at 40 °C for 60 min at pH 7.5 with 60% (owf) concentration, for lipase from Candida cylindracea at 40 °C for 120 min at pH 8.0 with 70% (owf) concentration, and for lipase from Candida rugosa at 45 °C for 120 min at pH 8.0 with 70% (owf) concentration. There was a change in protein absorbance of the treatment solution before and after all lipase treatments. The analyses of the chemical structure change and structural properties of the PLA due to lipase treatment was confirmed by tensile strength, differential scanning calorimetry, wide-angle X-ray scattering diffractometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy.     

无机物对淀粉塑料力学性能影响的研究进展

淀粉以其来源广、成本低、可完全降解的特点已成为制备生物可降解塑料的重要来源。近年来,淀粉塑料的研究和应用发展迅速,其核心是不断提高其各项使用性能(如力学、耐水性能等)。当前,无机或矿物填料被广泛应用于复合材料中来提高材料的性能,本文主要根据无机物的种类不同,综述了典型的氧化物、氢氧化物,以及碳酸盐、硅酸盐、磷酸盐等盐类对淀粉塑料力学性能的影响,归纳了近期的研究成果,分析了该领域研究的热点和难点,并对今后的发展趋势提出了展望。     

钛酸四丁酯增韧改性聚乳酸/淀粉共混材料

制备了钛酸四丁酯[Ti(OBu)4]增韧改性的聚乳酸(PLA)/淀粉共混材料,测试了材料的加工流变性能、力学性能、共混形态、结晶性能及疏水性能和降解性能。结果表明:当mTi(OBu)4∶mPLA=0.20时,共混材料的冲击强度提高了40.9%,而弯曲强度下降了59.2%;FT-IR和SEM显示钛酸四丁酯的化学架桥作用增加了共混材料中聚乳酸与淀粉的相容,其吸水率随钛酸四丁酯含量的增加而减少,掩埋150 d后质量下降5%~8%。