Identification of botanical origin of starches by SDS-PAGE analysis of starch granule-associated proteins

  • Jae Wook Yoon
  • , Jae Yeon Jung
  • , Hyun Jung Chung
  • , Mi Ryung Kim
  • , Chan Wha Kim
  • , Seung Taik Lim*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Starch granule-associated proteins (SGAPs) were extracted from various starches and analyzed using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) with silver staining. The SDS-PAGE results showed that granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS) of approximately 60 kDa was found in most starches, except waxy-type starches. Starches exhibited the presence of proteins specific to the botanical origin, including those of 22 kDa for maize; 160 and 98 kDa for potato; 140, 115, 90, and 80 kDa for wheat. These proteins could be detected from noodles prepared with the corresponding starches. The detection of the specific proteins by SDS-PAGE may be used to identify the origin of starch incorporated in various foods and industrial products.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)321-326
    Number of pages6
    JournalJournal of Cereal Science
    Volume52
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010 Sept

    Keywords

    • Botanical origin
    • SDS-PAGE
    • Starch granule-associated protein (SGAP)
    • Starch noodle

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Food Science
    • Biochemistry

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