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Characterization of Starch from Marsh Mallow (Althaea  officinalis L.)

R. Géciová and K. Babor

Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, CS-842 38 Bratislava

Abstract: From the insoluble residue of the roots of marsh mallow after extraction of mucilages starch has been isolated by various methods and characterized by amylose content, retrogradation as well as by susceptibility to α-, β-, and γ-amylases. The characteristics obtained have been compared to those of the potato starch.

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Chemical Papers 46 (3) 199–202 (1992)