Cereal Chem 48:558 - 566.  |  VIEW ARTICLE
Endosperm Fragmentation of Ordinary and High-Lysine Corn.

D. D. Christianson, A. C. Stringfellow, D. Burdick, and G. E. Inglett. Copyright 1971 by the American Association of Cereal Chemists, Inc. 

Upon treatment with isotonic buffer, the endosperm of either hand-dissected corn or selected dry-milled products---grits, meal, and flour---fragmented into fine particles that gave improved protein shifting upon air classification. Release of adhering protein from starch granules was demonstrated by optical and scanning electron microscopy. More than 50% of the total protein was shifted into two high-protein fractions by air classification of treated flours from ordinary and high-lysine corns compared to 20 to 33% for untreated flours. Protein concentrates from endosperm products of high-lysine corn have potential for use in low-cost foods. Low-protein fractions may be suitable for industrial applications.