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Abstract
This study examined the impact of particle size on the thermal and functional properties of the carbohydrate-rich fraction of pea (CRFP). Four CRFP samples were analyzed: >32<53 μm, >53<75 μm, >75 μm, and a whole fraction (control). The investigation focused on physical, thermal, pasting, functional, amylose, amylopectin, and retrogradation properties. The >75 μm fraction displayed a bimodal particle size distribution, while the others had a single mode. The >32 < 53 μm CRFP fraction had least initiation temperature (Ti = 45.82 ± 1.1 °C), concluding temperature (Tc = 59.22 ± 0.9 °C), enthalpy (ΔH = 2.94 ± 0.3 j/g) and gelatinization temperature range (ΔT = 20.90 ± 1.2 °C). Pasting temperatures showed no significant differences (P < 0.05), though the >75 μm fraction did not paste. Amylose content was highest in the finest fraction (>32 < 53 μm) and lowest in the coarsest fraction (>75 μm). Swelling capacity increased with particle size. All samples showed similar crystalline patterns characteristic of C-type starches, with the coarsest fraction displaying an additional crystalline peak. Raman spectroscopy revealed consistent structural features across all fractions. Overall, the particle size of CRFP influenced its thermo-functional properties, offering a promising approach for its industrial applications.
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Carbohydrate Research publishes reports of original research in the following areas of carbohydrate science: action of enzymes, analytical chemistry, biochemistry (biosynthesis, degradation, structural and functional biochemistry, conformation, molecular recognition, enzyme mechanisms, carbohydrate-processing enzymes, including glycosidases and glycosyltransferases), chemical synthesis, isolation of natural products, physicochemical studies, reactions and their mechanisms, the study of structures and stereochemistry, and technological aspects.
Papers on polysaccharides should have a "molecular" component; that is a paper on new or modified polysaccharides should include structural information and characterization in addition to the usual studies of rheological properties and the like. A paper on a new, naturally occurring polysaccharide should include structural information, defining monosaccharide components and linkage sequence.
Papers devoted wholly or partly to X-ray crystallographic studies, or to computational aspects (molecular mechanics or molecular orbital calculations, simulations via molecular dynamics), will be considered if they meet certain criteria. For computational papers the requirements are that the methods used be specified in sufficient detail to permit replication of the results, and that the conclusions be shown to have relevance to experimental observations - the authors'' own data or data from the literature. Specific directions for the presentation of X-ray data are given below under Results and "discussion".