Carbohydrates / Polysaccharides - Storage polysaccharides

6 important questions on Carbohydrates / Polysaccharides - Storage polysaccharides

What are the different polysacharides in starch?

amylose and amylo pectin

What is the difference between the crystaline and amorpous reagon?

crystaline is strait amourpous is where you get the branching

How is the gelatinization behavior of starch?

swelling, crystallite melting and amylose leaching.
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How might starch molecules be organized?

  • Partly swollen granule
  • Fully swollen granule
  • Disrupted granules
  • Fully dissolved

What type of modifications can you make to starch?

  • Physical modifications 
  • Chemical modifications
    ●Cross-linking
    ● Substitution 
  • Enzymatic modification
    ● Hydrolysis with various amylases; several degrees of hydrolysis

What is the main use of enzymatic modification?

Making maltodextring.

Starch is cut to make sweetners

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