The corn wet-milling industry is utilizing modern enzyme technology to a very large extent. Current developments focus on refinements of the basic enzyme conversion processes in order to improve process yields and efficiency. A survey of the major steps in the conversion of starch is given in Figure 2.1. The particular steps are described below.
- Starch liquefaction
- α-Amylases
- β-Amylases
- Isoamylase and pullulanase
- Saccharification of liquefied starch
- Production of high dextrose syrups
- Glucose isomerization
- The isomerization reaction
- Immobilized enzyme system
- Economics of HFCS production
- Other sweeteners
