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Chemical force mapping of phosphate and carbon on acid-modified tapioca starch surface

  • Mahidol University
  • Center of Excellence for Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases
  • Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry

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Abstract

Surface chemical microstructure of hydrochloric acid hydrolyzed tapioca starch producing different amylose:amylopectin (Am:Ap) ratios were studied with scanning chemical force microscopy (CFM). The chemical force probes were functionalized of two types with -OH (phosphate specific) and -CH3 (carbon specific). Lateral force trace-minus-retrace (TMR) images from -OH and -CH3 probes revealed changes in the phosphate domains and the carbon backbone for the varying acid hydrolyzed tapioca starch compared to that of the native tapioca starch. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) showed different degree of the granule surface disruption before and after hydrolysis. The exterior structures of the acid hydrolyzed starch granules were chemically investigated with CFM to study the relationships of the surface molecular structures and the Am:Ap ratios.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)86-91
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume44
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acid hydrolysis
  • Amylopectin
  • Amylose
  • Carbon
  • Phosphate
  • Scanning chemical force microscopy (SCFM)

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