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Enzymic Degradation of Hydroxyethyl Starch. Part I. Influence of the Distribution of Hydroxyethyl Groups on the Enzymic Degradation of Hydroxyethyl Starch
Author(s) -
Yoshida M.,
Yamashita T.,
Matsuo J.,
Kishikawa T.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
starch ‐ stärke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1521-379X
pISSN - 0038-9056
DOI - 10.1002/star.19730251105
Subject(s) - hydroxyethyl starch , hydrolysis , degradation (telecommunications) , starch , chemistry , amylase , biochemistry , enzyme , telecommunications , computer science
The action of pig pancreas α‐amylase on various samples of hydroxyethyl starches (HES) has been studied. It has been shown that the hydrolysis rates of both 2‐hydroxyethyl starches (2‐HES) and 6‐hydroxyethyl starches (6‐HES) decreased as M. S. or D. S. increased, i. e. the more the unsubstituted anhydroglucose residues the specimen contained, the more rapidly the degradation took place. Further evidences have been obtained indicating that 2‐O‐hydroxyethylanhydroglucose residues played a more significant role on the resistance to α‐amylase action than 6‐O‐hydroxyethyl‐anhydroglucose residues. Thus, each sample of 2‐HES has been more resistant to α‐amylolytic attack than the corresponding specimen of 6‐HES, regardless of the same content of unsubstituted anhydroglucose residues.