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Starch

from potato, acc. to Zulkowsky (starch, treated with glycerol at 190°C)

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Linear Formula:
(C6H10O5)n
CAS Number:
9005-25-8
EC Number:
232-679-6
MDL number:
MFCD00082026
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
24888422
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

potato

form

powder

quality

acc. to Zulkowsky (starch, treated with glycerol at 190°C)

ign. residue

≤7% (as SO4)

loss

≤10% loss on drying

pH

6.5-7.5 (25 °C, 2% in H2O)

solubility

H2O: 20 mg/mL, clear, colorless

suitability

in accordance for sensitivity

application(s)

vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

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General description

Starch is a biopolymer, that is naturally available. It is made up of amylose and amylopectin.

Application

Starch has been used as a substrate for:
  • amylase enzyme activity assays
  • determining α-glucanase enzyme
  • determining amylase and glucoamylase enzymes

suitable as amylase substrate and iodine indicator

Other Notes

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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Thermoelectric Properties of Biopolymer Composites
Biopolymer Composites in Electronics, 155-183 (2017)
Role of the alpha-glucanase Agn1p in fission-yeast cell separation
Dekker N, et al.
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 15(8), 3903-3914 (2004)
Ber. Deutsch. Chem. Ges., 23, 3295-3295 (1890)
Co-immobilized enzymes in magnetic chitosan beads for improved hydrolysis of macromolecular substrates under a time-varying magnetic field
Yang K, et al.
Journal of Biotechnology, 148(2-3), 119-127 (2010)
K. Zulkowsky
Ber. Deutsch. Chem. Ges., 13, 1395-1395 (1880)
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