USE OF MODIFIED STARCH AS AN AGENT FOR FORMING A THERMOREVERSIBLE GEL

摘要

The invention relates to the use of modified starch obtainable by treating amylose-containing starch in aqueous medium with an enzyme from the group of the .alpha.-1,4-.alpha.-1,4-glucosyl transferases ( EC 2.4.1.25) or an enzyme the activity of which corresponds to that of enzymes from the group just mentioned, as an agent for forming a thermoreversible gel. The invention also relates to products in the form of a thermoreversible gel having as gel-forming substance a modified starch as defined. The invention further relates to the use of a modified starch as defined in the form of an aqueous solution.