Multi-scale hierarchical regulation of starch chain length distribution and its consequential impact on starch digestibility: From molecular structure to granular degradation
Starch chain length distribution (CLD) hierarchically modulates starch digestibility from enzyme recognition to granular degradation. This review summarizes CLD characteristics of amylose (short, medium, long chains) and amylopectin (A, B1, B2, B3 chains). The hierarchical regulatory rules are elucidated at molecular (...