Abstract
A phytoglycogen from the endosperm of Italian millet and β-limit dextrin derived from the polysaccharide were hydrolyzed with a-amylase. A ratio of glucose, maltose and maltotriose to other oligosaccharides in the digests was calculated to be 0.12 (for β-limit dextrin) and 0.68 (for the phytoglycogen), respectively. From the values, the exterior chain was presumed, on the average, to be 4 to 5 times longer than the interior one.
