TY - JOUR
T1 - A radioisotopic study of the entry of calcium ion into the maize kernel during nixtamalization
AU - Zazueta, C.
AU - Ramos, G.
AU - Fernández-Muñoz, J. L.
AU - Rodríguez, M. E.
AU - Acevedo-Hernández, G.
AU - Pless, Reynaldo C.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The entry of calcium ions from the nixtamalization solution into maize kernels over time was followed in model experiments using radiolabeled calcium ions, with autoradiographic evaluation of the kernels after different cooking and steeping times. Calcium ions immediately entered the pericarp and were rapidly fixed at the outer boundary of the endosperm, especially at the external surface of the germ. Entry of calcium into the endosperm occurred gradually after long steeping times, except in the case of broken kernels, for which massive invasion by calcium was observed. After extended steeping times, a moderate amount of calcium-45 was evident in the germ. Specific perforation of the outer layers of the grains provided a defined route of facilitated entry of calcium into the endosperm. No fundamental difference with respect to penetrability by calcium ion was seen in a comparison between flint-type grains and grains containing only floury endosperm.
AB - The entry of calcium ions from the nixtamalization solution into maize kernels over time was followed in model experiments using radiolabeled calcium ions, with autoradiographic evaluation of the kernels after different cooking and steeping times. Calcium ions immediately entered the pericarp and were rapidly fixed at the outer boundary of the endosperm, especially at the external surface of the germ. Entry of calcium into the endosperm occurred gradually after long steeping times, except in the case of broken kernels, for which massive invasion by calcium was observed. After extended steeping times, a moderate amount of calcium-45 was evident in the germ. Specific perforation of the outer layers of the grains provided a defined route of facilitated entry of calcium into the endosperm. No fundamental difference with respect to penetrability by calcium ion was seen in a comparison between flint-type grains and grains containing only floury endosperm.
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U2 - 10.1094/CCHEM.2002.79.4.500
DO - 10.1094/CCHEM.2002.79.4.500
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0009-0352
VL - 79
SP - 500
EP - 503
JO - Cereal Chemistry
JF - Cereal Chemistry
IS - 4
ER -