Studies on the Physicochemical Properties of Korean Ginseng (Panax ginseng, C.M. Meyer) Root Starch 1. Starch Cantent and General Feachures

고려인삼 ( Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer)전분의 이화학적 특성에 관한 연구 제1보. 전분의 함량과 일반성상

  • 김해중 (주식회사일화) ;
  • 조재선 (경희대학교 식량자원개발연구소)
  • Published : 1984.12.01

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigated the morphology and distribution of starch granule in ginseng root. The results obtained are as follows; The starch contents of main and lateral ginseng 1$.$cot were 23-32% and 14-16%, respectively, and it was varied significantly with growing season, namely 15-37% in Summer (May to August) and 3-6% in Winter (November to March). Thus the starch content of ginseng root was different depending on the portien of ginseng root and growing seasons, but a significant difference was not observed by a growing period of ginseng. The starch granules showed nearly round or oval shape having the diameter 2-8${\mu}$ and their size were increased with a growing period of ginseng. The crystalline structure of starch granules was found to be B-type by X-ray diffraction study.

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