Fine Structure of Corn Amylose and Amylopectin Fractions with Various Molecular Weights

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3840-3847

  Mua, J P ^a   Jackson, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amylopectin; Amylose; Branching; Corn; Laser light scattering; Molecular weight; Size exclusion chromatography; Starch

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0012612540     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960877a     Document Type: Article

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