MOLECULAR PROPERTIES OF SELECTED POLYSACCHARIDES DETERMINED BY SEC CHROMATOGRAPHY AND THEIR IMPACT ON WATER ABSORPTION OF WHEAT FLOUR

Chemical composition and solubility in water of selected polysaccharides as β-glucan, arabinoxylan and inulin preparation were determined. All these preparation were of good purity, they consist of at least 71% of polysaccharide of intrest. Solubility in water was the highest in the case of inulin and the lowest in the case of β-glucan. Molecular properties of examined preparations were determined by SEC chromatography. β-glucan and arabinoxylan were of much higher molecular mass than inulin. Molecular mass of examined polysacharides was corelated with increase of water absorption of the flour caused by 2% addition of each polysaccharide. doi:10.5219/173