This comprehensive review thoroughly examines starch's structure, modifications, and
applications in slow/controlled-release fertilizers (SRFs) for agricultural purposes. The …

Heck cross-coupling reaction (HCR) is one of the few transition metal catalyzed Csingle
bondC bond-forming reactions, which has been considered as the most effective, direct, and …

Rice starch is one of the major cereal starches with novel functional properties. Significant
progress has been made in recent years on the characterization of rice starches separated …

Acid hydrolysis is an important chemical modification that can significantly change the
structural and functional properties of starch without disrupting its granular morphology. A …

Resistant starch (RS) is defined as the fraction of starch that escapes digestion in the small
intestine due to either difficult enzyme/starch contact or to the strength of the crystalline …

Much has been written over many decades about the structure and properties of starch. As
technology develops, the capacity to understand in more depth the structure of starch …

Structures and properties of starches isolated from different botanical sources were
investigated. Apparent and absolute amylose contents of starches were determined by …

Highlights•Impact of ultrasound on diverse aspects of starch reviewed.•Structure–property
relations discussed.•Directions to better utilize ultrasound for starch applications suggested …

Starch exists naturally as insoluble semi-crystalline granules assembled by amylose and
amylopectin. Acknowledging the pioneers, we have reviewed the major accomplishments in …

Comprehensive in scope, Food Polysaccharides and Their Applications, Second Edition
explains the production aspects and the chemical and physical properties of the main …