Browsing Science (Faculty of) by Subject "Starch"
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Degradable starch nanoparticle assisted ethanol precipitation of DNA
(Elsevier, 2014-04-18)Precipitation of DNA from a large volume of aqueous solution is an important step in many molecular biology and analytical chemistry experiments. Currently, this is mainly achieved by ethanol precipitation, where a long-term ... -
Molecular Mechanism of Starch Digestion by Family 31 Glycoside Hydrolases: Structural Characterization and Inhibition Studies of C-terminal Maltase Glycoamylase and Sucrase Isomaltase
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-22)Although carbohydrates are a principal component of the human diet, the mechanism of the final stages of starch digestion is not fully understood. One approach to treating metabolic diseases such as type II diabetes, ... -
Starch Nanoparticles for Targeted Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-24)In the field of anti-cancer drug delivery, nanoparticles have become an active topic of research. Nanoparticles made of biodegradable materials such as polylactic acid, proteins, and polysaccharides have been reported for ...