Effects of autoclaving and pullulanase debranching on the resistant starch yield of normal maize starch

Abstract

In this study, resistant starch (RS), type 3, was prepared by the autoclaving and debranching of normal maize starch isolated from a selected ZP genotype. The objectives of this study were to optimize both starch autoclaving and debranching with pullulanase (PromozymeBrewQ) for the production of RS. Autoclaving at 120?C (30 min) increased the RS content of all samples, whereas freezing at -20?C did not have an obvious effect on the RS contents. The highest RS yield in the autoclaved starch samples was 7.0 % after three autoclaving-cooling cycles. After pullulanase debranching at 50?C and retrogradation at 4?C, the RS yields ranged from 10.2% to 25.5 % in all samples (depending on the hydrolysis time). Debranched starch samples with a maximum RS yield of 25.5 % were obtained after a debranching time of 24 h. This study showed that starch from the selected ZP maize genotype is suitable for pullulanase treatment and RS preparation but that additional studies with a greater number of different treatments (incubation time/temperature) are necessary to manipulate and promote crystallization and enhance RS formation.