【摘要】 用测定动态粘弹性的方法探讨了碱存在下天然及乙酰化魔芋葡甘露聚糖(KGM)的凝胶化动力学特性。通过固有粘度和光散射的测定决定了KGM样品的分子量和其他分子参数。研究使用的KGM样品经乙酰化处理后发现其已被降解,但经乙酰化后的KGM的分子量与乙酰化度几乎不相关, 约为天然KGM分子量的1/2。当碱凝固剂(Na2CO3)的浓度为固定值时,观察到了凝胶化时间随KGM浓度的增大和温度的升高而缩短,但随乙酰化度的增加而变长的倾向。乙酰化处理后的KGM的脱乙酰基反应和后续的凝胶化过程比天然KGM缓慢,但能形成更有弹性的凝胶。以上现象表明,乙酰基团的存在对KGM的凝胶化过程起着极其重要的作用。在较为缓慢的凝胶化过程中,能够形成数量更多且分布均匀的凝胶网络结点,从而得到更具弹性的凝胶。更多还原

【Abstract】 Gelation kinetics of native and acetylated konjac glucomannan (KGM) samples in the presence of alkali (sodium carbonate) was studied by dynamic viscoelastic measurements. Molecular weight and other molecular parameters of KGM were determined by static light scattering and viscosity measurements. It was found that KGM molecules were degraded during acetylation treatment, but the molecular weights of acetylated samples were almost independent of degree of acetylation (DA), and were about a half of that of a native sample. At a fixed alkaline concentration, increasing concentration of KGM or temperature shortened the gelation time, but increasing DA delayed it. The deacetylation reaction and subsequent aggregation process of acetylated samples needed longer time than that of native sample, and acetylated samples formed finally more elastic gels. It implied that the presence of acetyl groups exerts a strong influence on gelation behaviour of KGM. In slower gelation processes, junction zones are more homogeneously distributed and more numerous, leading to the more elastic gels.更多还原