FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (22): 201-203.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201122041

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Spectrophotometric Determination of Degree of Substitution of Hydroxypropyl Starch

ZHAO Kai,LIU Li-yan,LIU Jing-ting   

  1. (Key Laboratory of Food Science and Engineering, College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, China)
  • Online:2011-11-25 Published:2011-11-11

Abstract: A spectrophotometric method to determine the degree of substitution (DS) of hydroxypropyl starch is reported in this paper. Factors that affect the determination were investigated. The optimal sample preparation conditions were heating for 3 min in boiling water bath followed by ninhydrin addition after cooling down to 5 ℃ in ice bath and then reheating in 25 ℃ water bath for 60-100 min. The detection wavelength was selected as 590 nm. Under these conditions, the built standard curve displayed a good linearity. This method allowed the determination of degree of substitution of hydroxypropyl starch with a high repeatability.

Key words: spectrophotometric method, hydroxypropyl, degree of substitution

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