Selective Comparison of Native and Nanocrystals of White and Yellow Yam Starches

Mild acid hydrolysis at 40 °C for 5 days was used to prepare nanocrystals of the native starches isolated from white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) and yellow yam (Dioscorea cayenensis). The shapes and granular sizes of the native starches were obtained by a scanning electron microscopy while their nanoc...

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Main Authors: Abraham Olasupo OLADEBEYE, Aladesanmi Augustine OSHODI, Isiaka Adekunle AMOO, Alias Abd KARIM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Walailak University 2015-01-01
Series:Walailak Journal of Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://wjst.wu.ac.th/index.php/wjst/article/view/1219