First principles insight into the α-glucan structures of starch: their synthesis, conformation, and hydration
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A study was conducted to demonstrate the synthesis, conformation, and hydration of the α-glucan structures of starch. Starch and glycogen were synthesized by sets of specific enzyme activities that directly determined their molecular structures and physical properties. It was demonstrated that the extent of crystallinity, aggregation and hydration was of fundamental importance for starch and its human analogue glycogen. Starch was deposited in the plant as a stable form in highly organized and semicrystalline granules having specific crystalline polymorphs as determined by powder X-ray crystallography. The investigations mainly focused on the bottom-up approach of synthesis, conformation, and hydration of starch. Starch and glycogen were found to be polymers that were built up from a single monomer, D-glucopyranose, or for short D-glucose.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Chemical Reviews |
Volume | 110 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 2049-2080 |
Number of pages | 32 |
ISSN | 0009-2665 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
ID: 127721529