Effects of extraction method on chemical composition and functional properties of yam starch (Dioscorea alata)/ <br> Efeito do método de extração na composição química e nas propriedades funcionais do amido de inhame (Dioscorea alata)
Yam tubers (Dioscorea alata) are a non-traditional starch source. Yam starch had been studied as a promising polymer for biofilm production because it contains about 30% of amylose, and amylose is responsible for the film-forming capacity of starches. Starches obtained from yam tubers were extracted...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina
2005-06-01
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| Series: | Semina: Ciências Agrárias |
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| Online Access: | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/2308 |