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Starch from Ramon seed (Brosimum alicastrum) obtained by two extraction methods

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Brosimum alicastrum is a native tree widely distributed in the Yucatan peninsula where is called Ramon. Some studies have reported that Ramon seeds contain high starch content, recently used in developing novel and sustainable biomaterials. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of the extractive solution on the starch isolation Ramon seed flour; for that, distilled water (S1) and NaOH solution (S2) were used. The Ramon starch yield was 28.0 ± 1.4% and 31.9 ± 1.7% for S1 and S2. The morphology of starches was observed with scanning electronic microscopy, the functional groups were determined through Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy and crystallinity was calculated by X-ray diffraction analysis. The results indicate that both types of starch presented spherical morphology, similar functional groups and crystallinity values, suggesting that both extraction methods are suitable. The starches isolated exhibited similar thermal behavior assessed by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis.

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Postdoctoral Program for Indigenous Mexican Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, of Mexican Council of Science and Technology—Center for Research and Higher Studies in Social Anthropology—International Development Research Center-Canada. The technical support from Santiago Duarte-Aranda (SEM, FTIR), Wilberth Herrera Kao (DSC) and Daniel Aguilar (XRD) is highly appreciated. The XRD analysis was performed at the National Laboratory of Nano and Biomaterials (financed by Fomix-Yucatan and Conacyt-Mexico), CINVESTAV-IPN Merida Unit. The authors thank Dr. Patricia Quintana for the access to LANNBIO.

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  1. Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, Subsede Sureste, Parque Científico Tecnológico de Yucatán, Km 5.5 Carretera Sierra Papacal-Chuburná Puerto, 97302, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

    Soledad Cecilia Pech-Cohuo, Teresa Ayora-Talavera & Neith Pacheco

  2. Universidad Interserrana del Estado de Puebla, Chilchotla, Av. Miguel Hidalgo s/n, 75070, Chilchotla, Puebla, Mexico

    Jovani Hernandez-Colula

  3. Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.C., Unidad Aguascalientes, Prol. Constitución 607 Fracc. Reserva Loma Bonita, 20200, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

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    Juan Carlos Cuevas-Bernardino

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Pech-Cohuo, S.C., Hernandez-Colula, J., Gonzalez-Canche, N.G. et al. Starch from Ramon seed (Brosimum alicastrum) obtained by two extraction methods. MRS Advances 6, 875–880 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-021-00134-w

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