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Role of amylolytic activities during pregermination on rice kernel morphology and physicochemical properties of isolated starch
Author(s) -
Kupkanchanakul Warunee,
Thongngam Masubon,
Shi YongCheng,
Naivikul Onag
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cereal chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.558
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1943-3638
pISSN - 0009-0352
DOI - 10.1002/cche.10058
Subject(s) - amylose , amylopectin , cultivar , starch , chemistry , crystallinity , resistant starch , food science , oryza sativa , amylase , chemical composition , brown rice , botany , horticulture , biochemistry , enzyme , crystallography , organic chemistry , biology , gene
Background and objectives The role of amylolytic activities during four stages of pregermination varying on embryonic growth length between 0.5 and 7.0 mm on dynamic changes of rice kernel morphology and chemical composition, crystallinity, and thermal properties of isolated starches from three different Thai rice cultivars— SPT 1 (waxy), PTT 1 (low amylose), and PNL 2 (high amylose)—were investigated. Findings Amylolytic activities of all rice cultivars significantly increased at each progressive stage, whereas SPT 1 showed the highest increase in alpha‐amylase activity as the first stage of pregermination. Scanning electron micrographs showed the radial crack of kernel, appearance of individual and nonuniform starch granules after pregermination, particularly of the SPT 1 cultivar. Molecular weight distribution of pregerminated brown‐rice starch ( PGBRS ) indicated the partial hydrolysis of starch molecules especially amylopectin, resulting in a decrease fraction of high MW molecules after pregermination. All PGBRS had A‐type X‐ray diffraction patterns with higher relative crystallinity than their natives, except that of PNL 2 cultivar. Pregermination led to the change onset temperature (To) of starch gelatinization (gel_p1) and retrograded amylopectin melting (ret_p1) of PGBRS for all rice cultivars and peak temperature (Tp) of gel_p1 and ret_p1 of PGBRS for only SPT 1 cultivar, whereas SPT 1 was found at the lower stage than other cultivars. PGBRS at the second and third stage for SPT 1, after the third stage for PTT 1, and after the second stage for PNL 2 had lower enthalpy (ΔH) of ret_p1 than their natives. Conclusions Alpha‐amylase activity plays a role in partial hydrolysis of amylopectin at amorphous region during rice pregermination which resulted in significant changes of thermal properties for all rice, especially SPT 1 cultivar. Pregermination with 2–3‐mm EGL of all rice could be used as starch bio‐modification to obtain a lower retrograded starch as a functional ingredient of rice‐based products. Significance and novelty The change in thermal properties of waxy SPT 1 rice cultivar, which mostly contained amylopectin and highly increased alpha‐amylase activity after first stage of pregermination, was more pronounced than those of nonwaxy PTT 1 and PNL 2 rice cultivars.