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  1. amylose - Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · amylose A polysaccharide consisting of linear chains of between 100 and 1000 linked glucose molecules. Amylose is a constituent of starch (the other being amylopectin). In water, …

  2. Starch | Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · STARCH STARCH. Starch is a highly organized mixture of two carbohydrate polymers, amylose and amylopectin, which are synthesized by plant enzymes and simultaneously packed into …

  3. Carbohydrate | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 11, 2018 · Amylose is a linear, unbranched molecule that is bound solely by a-1,4 glycosidic bonds. Amylopectin, which makes up the greatest percent of the total starch content, is branched with a-1,6 …

  4. maize starches, waxy | Encyclopedia.com

    maize starches, waxy Starch obtained from varieties of maize consisting wholly or largely (99%) of amylopectin, compared with ordinary maize starch with 26% amylose and 74% amylopectin.

  5. American Maize-Products Co. - Encyclopedia.com

    The Ingredients Division, located in Hammond, was manufacturing all of American Maize ’ s corn starches in 1995, extracting them from common, waxy, and high amylose and various new hybrid …

  6. Japanese Labor After World War II - Encyclopedia.com

    Japanese Labor After World War IIJapan 1945-1960 Source for information on Japanese Labor After World War II: St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide: Major Events in Labor History and …

  7. Macronutrients - Encyclopedia.com

    Polysaccharide—Any of a class of carbohydrates, such as starch, amylose, amylopectin and cellulose, consisting of several monosaccharides. Proteases —Enzymes that break peptide bonds between the …

  8. Rice as a Food - Encyclopedia.com

    Rice as a Food There are some countries with high annual rice consumption per capita (up to 130 – 180 kg, equal to 55 – 80 percent of total caloric source) such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, …

  9. The Natural History of Rice - Encyclopedia.com

    Amylose is the linear fraction of the rice starch, and is negatively correlated with the cohesiveness, tenderness, color, and the gloss of the cooked rice. The rice starch has to be gelatinized during …

  10. Sphenopsida - Encyclopedia.com

    May 8, 2018 · *Sphenopsida (*horsetails*)* Class of the Pteridophytina [1] that first appeared in the Devonian [2] and reached the peak of its abundance and diversity during the Carboniferous [3], …