Mung bean starch

J. Prachayawarakorn, L. Hommanee, D. Phosee, and P. Chairapaksatien, Property improvement of thermoplastic mung bean starch using cotton fiber and low-density polyethylene. Starch-Stdrke, 62(8), 435-443 (2010). 

Scanning electron micrographs of starch granules from nine different botanical sources A, potato B, rice C, wheat D, mung bean E, maize F, waxy maize G, tapioca H, shot J, leaf starch. Magnification 1500X for each starch... 

Fig. 2.6A-E. Histology of food reserves 1. (A) Cotyledon cells of mung bean (Phaseolus aureus). From Harris and Chrispeels, 1975 [33]. (B) and (C) Electron micrographs of meso-phyll cell and epidermal cells (B) and protein body (C) of squash (Cucurbita maxima) cotyledons. From Lott et al., 1971 [46]. (D) and (E) Electron micrographs of a barley Hordeum vulgare) aleurone cell with aleurone grains (D) and aleurone grain (E). From Jacobsen et al., 1971 [40]. C crystalloid, G globoid, GC globoid cavity, PCB protein carbohydrate body, PB,pb protein body, PM protein matrix. Land S oil bodies, A and n nucleus, st starch grains...

Chung KM, Moon TW, Kim H, Chun JK. 2002. Physicochemical properties of sonicated mung bean, potato, and rice starches. Cereal Chem 79 631-633. 

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