Molecular structure and characteristics of phytoglycogen, glycogen and amylopectin subjected to mild acid hydrolysis

ARTICLE OPEN Molecular structure and characteristics of phytoglycogen, glycogen and amylopectin subjected to mild acid hydrolysis Bo Pan 1 , Ningjing Zhao1 , Qiuqi Xie 1 , Yungao Li 1 , Bruce R. Hamaker 1,2 and Ming Miao 1 ✉ The structure and properties of phytoglycogen and glycogen subjected to acid hydrolysis was investigated using amylopectin as a reference. The degradation took place in two stages and the degree of hydrolysis was in the following order: amylopectin > phytoglycogen >...