Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 98, Issue -, Pages 94-102Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.01.101
Keywords
Borassus aethiopium; Starch acetate xerogel; Rheology
Funding
- African Centre of Excellence, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, Nigeria
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This study was aimed at evaluating the physicochemical and rheological properties of starch-based xerogels. The starch from the shoots of Borassus aethiopium was physically modified by xerogelization, and chemically by acetylation, and combination of acetylation and xerogelization. The solubility, swelling and syneresis of the starches were determined by gravimetric techniques. Evaluation of the native starch and derivatives was done using microscopy, Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR), x-ray diffractometry (XRD), and H-1 NMR spectroscopy. Rheological evaluation was done on 10%w/v dispersions using a Bohlin Gemini rheometer (fitted with a 55 mm and 2 degrees cone and plate geometry with gap of 70). The diffractograms displayed three peaks, centered on 2 theta = 15.3, 17.2 and 23.1 degrees for the native and the starch acetate while the xerogel and the starch acetate xerogel were amorphous. The H-1 NMR and FTIR confirmed the presence of acetyl groups at about 2.05 ppm and 1720 cm(-1), respectively. Acetylation of the native starch resulted in improvement of solubility. The starch acetate-xerogel sample formed viscoelastic gels without the need for heating. Acetylation and/or xerogelization of the native starch inhibited syneresis. Starch acetate-xerogels, may find application as stabilizer or suspending agent in liquid food and pharmaceutical formulations. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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