AMYLOSE (from potato starch) is a product provided by Research-Lab Fine Chem Industries. Laboratory reagents are chemicals which are used in laboratories as a part of experimental procedures. These reagents can be important parts of chemical reactions, analytical reagents or starting material for the production of other materials.

This AMYLOSE is derived from potato starch and is of laboratory grade. This polysaccharide is a linear polymer of glucose. It is insoluble in water. Found in plants, it is one of the two components of starch, where the other one is amylopectin. While starch is generally 20 - 30 % amylose by weight, this varies from source to source. Due to its tightly packed helical structure, amylose is more resistant to digestion. Amylose has a variety of applications in chemical and biological sectors. Plants store starch inside specialized organelles called amyloplasts. The starch is hydrolysed when energy is required for cellular processes. Waxy starches are used in various applications mainly as a thickening agent or stabilizer. Amylose is considered an important thickener, water binder, emulsion stabilizer, and gelling agent in both industrial and food-based processes. In laboratory, amylose is used as a marker in iodine tests for starch. This reagent is suitable for industrial synthesis of products and research applications.

CAS number: 9005-82-7

Molecular formula: (C6H10O5 )n

Appearance: White to Off White Powder

Assay: Min. 90%

Product name: AMYLOSE (from potato starch)

Catalogue number: 01798 00005

Unit: 1 bottle

Quantity: 5 gm per unit