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Starches and starch fractions. IV.—The hydrolysis of starch to dextrose by hydrochloric acid
Author(s) -
Lampitt L. H.,
Fuller C. H. F.,
Goldenberg N.,
Vine M.
Publication year - 1950
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740011208
Subject(s) - hydrochloric acid , starch , hydrolysis , chemistry , acid hydrolysis , chromatography , organic chemistry
The conditions usually employed for the determination of starch by hydrolysis to dextrose with hydrochloric acid all lead to a low recovery of starch, because ( a ) the hydrolysis of the starch is incomplete and ( b ) dextrose is destroyed by the acid.