Starch spins

Sodium dodecyl sulfate micelle 71,72,77,79 Spin label 139 Starch 100, 104 —, crosslinked 106 —, graft polymers 105, 107, 125, 127 Styrene 160—162 Styrene-divinylbenzene resins 167 Styrenesulfonic acid, copolymers 74—76 Surface area 147... 

To facilitate international export, mangos are usually disinfested from insect larvae by either chemical or heat treatment. Unfortunately, heat treatments severe enough to kill the larvae can also damage the skin and pulp (mesocarp). Pulp symptoms include impaired starch degradation and development of internal cavities, which are manifest in MRI. Spin-echo image contrast showed the initiation of heat injury around vascular traces in the mesocarp possibly because they form a network for rapid heat transfer and/or retain heat... 

As an example using NMMO solution, the spinning of fibers consisting of blends of cellulose with cationic starch was investigated for the purpose of improving moisture absorbability, dyeability, and enzymatic degradability compared with standard Lyocell fibers [69]. 

Number of Spin /g in Potato Starch either Thermolyzed on UV-Irradiated270... 

Efforts in genomics have also been directed at manipulation of starch synthesis to modify the amylose amylopectin ratio to increase susceptibility to a-amylase digestion (Smallwood, 2006), in this case to improve ethanol production via fermentation. Such developments would also have spin-offs for other industrial uses of starch where there is a preference for amylose or amylopectin forms. 

NMR spectrum depends on the type of starch (amylose-to-amylopectin ratio) and is associated with the numbers of carbon atoms in the branching points and thermal glucose units. Tables X and XI present 13C spin-lattice relaxation times (Tus) and nuclear Overhauser enhancement (n.O.e) for l3C nuclei of starches of various origins. Figure 21 shows H NMR spectra of amylose and a high-amylopectin waxy sorghum starch. 

UC NMR Spin-Lattice Relaxation Times for Starch of Various Origins81... 

Electron Spin Resonance. Trapped free radicals in irradiated starch were studied utilizing an electron paramagnetic resonance instrument (Varian Associates Type 4500) fitted with a 100-kc. field modulation, Hi-lo power microwave bridge, and a multipurpose specimen cavity. The instrument is stated to have an accuracy of 10% and a minimum resolution of about lO spins per cc. Variants 0.1% pitch mixed with potassium chloride calibration standard containing 10 " spins per cm. of length was used as the reference curve. Samples and standard were contained in quartz tubes, 4 mm. in i.d., in sufficient depth to fill the cavity. 

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