Amylose and amylopectin differ greatly in their properties. Amylose is insoluble in cold water and hot water. The hydrogen bonds formed in the starch granules break, so it is soluble in hot water. The amylose aqueous solution is stable and has weak coagulability. Amylopectin is difficult to dissolve in water, absorbs water and gelatinizes in hot water, the aqueous solution is unstable, and has strong coagulability. Amylose can be made into fibers and films with high strength and good flexibility, but amylopectin cannot. Starch granules are insoluble in general organic solvents, and can only be dissolved in a small amount of organic solvents such as dimethyl salazone and dimethyl formamide. Amylose shows a blue color when it encounters iodine. When heated, the iodine molecule enters the inclusion complex formed in the spiral structure of the starch and disintegrates. The blue color disappears and forms an inclusion compound after cooling. The blue color reappears. This reaction is sensitive. Commonly used for starch inspection. Amylopectin is purple-red when it meets iodine. In addition, the amorphous regions in starch granules have higher permeability and higher chemical activity than crystalline regions. <br>When the starch is heated in cold water, the starch granules start to absorb water and swell. At this time, the starch mainly occurs in the amorphous area. The crystalline area has elasticity and can still maintain the granule structure. When heated to a certain temperature, the granules absorb more water and expand in volume. Larger, the crystal structure disappears and becomes a translucent viscous paste. This phenomenon is called gelatinization of starch. The essence of gelatinization is that water molecules enter the starch granules, destroying the hydrogen bonding association state between starch molecules, and then dispersed in water to form a colloidal solution. The temperature at which starch is gelatinized is called the gelatinization temperature, also known as the gelatinization temperature. Generally, the internal structure of small-grain starch is tight, and the gelatinization temperature is higher than that of large-grain starch. The binding force between amylose molecules is stronger, and the gelatinization temperature is higher. The starch granules from different sources have different structures and different gelatinization temperatures. The table lists the gelatinization temperature of different varieties of starch. Many non-aqueous solvents such as liquid ammonia, formaldehyde, formic acid, chloroacetic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide, etc., because they can destroy the hydrogen bonds between the molecules in the starch granules or form soluble complexes with starch, promote starch gelatinization. Certain chemical reagents such as alkali, salt and alcohol can also reduce or increase the temperature of starch gelatinization and affect the degree of gelatinization.<br>After gelatinized starch is placed for a long time, it is easy to regenerate. The essence of retrogradation is that the movement of gelatinized starch molecules slows down when the temperature is lowered. The branches of amylose molecules and amylopectin molecules tend to be arranged in parallel, close to each other, Hydrogen bonding to recombine the mixed crystallite beam. Its structure is very similar to that of the original raw starch granules, but it is not radial, but is randomly combined. At this time, due to the hydrogen bonding effect, the intermolecular association in the starch paste is very strong, and the synthesis and application of low-viscosity quarter-type cationic starch under water solubility are reduced. Starch paste, amylose molecules have no time to rearrange and form a bundle structure, then form a gel.
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