Structural and physicochemical characteristics of winter squash (Cucurbita maxima D.) fruit starches at harvest

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-163

  Stevenson, David G ^a   Yoo, Sang Ho ^a,b   Hurst, Paul L ^c   Jane, Jay Lin ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amylopectin; Amylose; Cucurbit; Pumpkin; Starch; Starch function; Starch structure; Winter squash

Indexed keywords

ENTHALPY; FRUITS; HARVESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; VISCOSITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CUCURBIT; PUMPKIN; STARCH FUNCTION; STARCH STRUCTURE; WINTER SQUASH;

STARCH;

AMYLOPECTIN; AMYLOSE; ENTHALPY; FRUITS; HARVESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STARCH; VISCOSITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; PEPO;

EID: 12444327196     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2004.08.030     Document Type: Article

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