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Ultrastructure Of Maize Starch Granules. A Review, Daniel J. Gallant, Brigitte Bouchet
Ultrastructure Of Maize Starch Granules. A Review, Daniel J. Gallant, Brigitte Bouchet
Food Structure
History of starch granule ultrastructure and the principal data obtained on maize starch granules are analyzed. New results are developed: i) growth and development of the maize starch granules during maturation depend on the maize varieties and the tissue site in the kernel, especially the horny and flloury endosperms; ii) cytochemical studies of the starch granules differing from their amylose/amylopectin ratio show important differences in the distribution of their crystalline and amorphous zones that explain their behaviour under some hydrolytic treatments; iii) complexing between colloidal gold labelled concanavalin-A and starch (amylopectin) permits new and greater specificity to ultrastructural study of …