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28 Crystal Structures of Amylose and Its Derivatives A Review

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A N A T O L E SARKO Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, N Y 13210 PETER ZUGENMAIER Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Freiburg, D-7800 Freiburg i.Br., West Germany

Amylose, a l i n e a r , high molecular weight (1->4)-α-D-glucan, i s one of the p r i n c i p a l polysaccharides of starch. Because of the longstanding utility of starch as a raw material, and its wide spread botanical availability, its structure and properties have been studied for centuries. Since the more recent r e a l i z a t i o n that almost all varieties of starch are composed of two polysac charides - the l i n e a r amylose and the branched amylopectin - a significant share of interest has shifted to the study of these components. Of particular interest has been the observation that both components occur naturally in c r y s t a l l i n e form in the starch granule. Structural studies of amylose have, in turn, revealed a wide range of c r y s t a l l i n e polymorphy, both in chain conformation and i n c r y s t a l l i n e packing. An example is the group of V-amyloses that exist as complexes with small organic molecules, water, or iodine. The l a t t e r complex is p a r t i c u l a r l y interesting because it displays an intense blue color. The V-amyloses can be prepared by p r e c i p i tation or drying from solution, and they c r y s t a l l i z e r e a d i l y . Consequently, t h e i r c r y s t a l structures are of interest i n connec t i o n with any regenerated form of starch material. Another group of c r y s t a l l i n e amyloses consists of complexes with ionic substances, for example, a l k a l i or salts such as KBr. As w i l l be shown l a t e r , these c r y s t a l structures differ consider ably from the V-amyloses. The amylose found i n the native starch granule i s , i n many respects, the most fascinating polymorph. I t i s double-helical i n structure, which raises a question how t h i s molecule i s synthe sized and deposited i n such a complex c r y s t a l l i n e form into a l a y ered, r a d i a l l y organized spherulitic granule, a morphology that has not been duplicated i n the laboratory. The complexity does not stop with amylose, as the branched amylopectin almost certain l y possesses the same double-helical structure. Also, there are two different types of c r y s t a l l i n e starch granules: the A-starch of the cereals and the B-starch of the tubers. The two granules possess the same chain conformation, but differ i n c r y s t a l l i n e packing. 0-8412-0589-2/80/47-141-459$06.00/0 © 1980 American Chemical Society French and Gardner; Fiber Diffraction Methods ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1980.


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F i n a l l y , b e c a u s e t h e a m y l o s e m o l e c u l e i s a p o l y a l c o h o l , chemi c a l d e r i v a t i v e s o f i t can b e e a s i l y p r e p a r e d . I n c l u d e d i n t h i s a r e t h e a c e t a t e , m e t h y l , e t h y l and s i m i l a r d e r i v a t i v e s , a l l o f which belong t o a c l a s s of polymers w i t h completely d i f f e r e n t prop e r t i e s f r o m t h e p a r e n t s u b s t a n c e . Many o f t h e s e d e r i v a t i v e s demo n s t r a t e u s e f u l f i l m and f i b e r p r o p e r t i e s , b u t t h e y h a v e n o t reached s i g n i f i c a n t commercial u t i l i z a t i o n . A l l amylose d e r i v a t i v e s c r y s t a l l i z e e a s i l y , and many show i n t e r e s t i n g f e a t u r e s i n their crystalline state. The r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n t h e m a i n c l a s s e s o f a m y l o s e p o l y morphs a r e s c h e m a t i c a l l y i l l u s t r a t e d i n F i g . 1. As shown b y a s e l e c t i o n o f x - r a y d i f f r a c t i o n p a t t e r n s i n F i g . 2, a l l c l a s s e s o f amyloses g e n e r a l l y y i e l d good f i b e r d i f f r a c t i o n diagrams. I n add i t i o n , s i n g l e c r y s t a l s o f a number o f a m y l o s e p o l y m o r p h s can be grown f r o m d i l u t e s o l u t i o n s . T h e s e c r y s t a l s , shown i n F i g . 3, a l s o g i v e good e l e c t r o n d i f f r a c t i o n p a t t e r n s . The a n a l y s i s o f t h e r e s u l t i n g x - r a y and e l e c t r o n d i f f r a c t i o n i n t e n s i t i e s , w i t h t h e h e l p o f t h e modern m o d e l i n g t e c h n i q u e s s u c h as d e s c r i b e d i n t h i s v o l u m e ( 1 , 2 ) , has p r o d u c e d s t r u c t u r a l i n f o r m a t i o n o f p r e v i o u s l y unavailable d e t a i l . I n t h e f o l l o w i n g , we r e v i e w t h e s t r u c t u r e s o f amyloses determined i n t h i s f a s h i o n , i n c l u d i n g , however, o n l y t h o s e r e s u l t s t h a t h a v e b e e n o b t a i n e d w i t h t h e h e l p o f t h e more r e cent methods. C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f Amylose S t r u c t u r e s

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The u n i t c e l l d i m e n s i o n s o f a l l c r y s t a l l i n e a m y l o s e s t h a t h a v e b e e n d e t e r m i n e d i n some d e t a i l , a r e l i s t e d i n T a b l e I . Also i n c l u d e d a r e some i n t e r m e d i a t e f o r m s b e t w e e n t h e V and V£ amyl o s e s ( 5 ) and some V - a m y l o s e c o m p l e x e s w i t h n - b u t a n o l , w h i c h , a l though not y e t c o m p l e t e l y d e t e r m i n e d , have been added t o i l l u s t r a t e the range o f v a r i a b i l i t y i n u n i t c e l l dimensions. I n the c a s e o f t h e V - B u 0 H c o m p l e x , a d o u b l i n g o f one u n i t c e l l a x i s was detected a f t e r a c a r e f u l study o f e l e c t r o n d i f f r a c t i o n diagrams o f single c r y s t a l s (10). A consequence o f the d o u b l i n g i s t h a t the u n i t c e l l now c o n t a i n s f o u r c h a i n s , i n s t e a d o f t h e two n o r m a l l y found i n amylose s t r u c t u r e s , ( i n a s t r i c t s e n s e , t h e A- and Ba m y l o s e s s h o u l d a l s o be c o n s i d e r e d as f o u r - c h a i n u n i t c e l l s , b u t t h e i r d o u b l e - h e l i c a l s t r u c t u r e s t i l l r e s u l t s i n o n l y two h e l i c e s per c e l l ) ( 1 3 , l U ) . a

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A l m o s t a l l u n i t c e l l s shown i n T a b l e I a r e e i t h e r o r t h o r h o m b i c or pseudo-orthorhombic, w i t h a m a j o r i t y o f space groups P2i2]_2]_ and P 2 O n l y a few s t r u c t u r e s e x h i b i t h i g h e r symmetry and none shows l o w e r symmetry. A l l s t r u c t u r e s h a v e an a n t i p a r a l l e l p a c k i n g o f c h a i n s ( h o w e v e r , see A- and B - a m y l o s e s ) . On t h e o t h e r hand, a l a r g e v a r i e t y o f h e l i x c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s are e v i d e n t , i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e v a r i a b i l i t y i n t h e u n i t c e l l d i m e n s i o n s . Some o f t h e f e a t u r e s u s e f u l f o r c l a s s i f y i n g a m y l o s e s t r u c t u r e s a r e shown i n T a b l e I I . The d i s t a n c e b e t w e e n t h e two n e a r e s t a n t i p a r a l l e l 1 #

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Relationships and conversion paths between different classes of amylose structures

Figure 2. X-ray fiber diffraction patterns for flop, left to rightj: V -amylose; Vmiso-amylose; KOH-amylose; (bottom, left to rightj: B-amylose, amylose triacetate I, triethylamylose I-nitromethane complex a


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Table I U n i t c e l l dimensions o f d i f f e r e n t polymorphs o f amylose and a m y l o s e d e r i v a t i v e s . A l l "unit c e l l s c o n t a i n 2 c h a i n s e x c e p t V -BuOH a n d A- a n d B - a m y l o s e s , w h i c h c o n t a i n h c h a i n s . a

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1.32

11.86 13.56 11.76

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U.10

9.87

3.51 3.hi

10.66 10.68 10.87

9.66 9.95 9.80 11.01

10.81 10.39

9.25 9.hi

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3.75 3.91 3.87 3.87 h.01

U.01 3.87

Figure 3. Electron micrograph and electron diffraction diagram of a single crystal of triethylamylose. (The diffraction rings are due to TICl used for calibration.)



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packed c h a i n s ( d j ^ ) i s l i s t e d i n t h e f i r s t column. T h i s u s u a l l y r e p r e s e n t s t h e d i s t a n c e between a c o r n e r and a c e n t e r i n an o r t h orhombic, two-chain u n i t c e l l , and i t i n v a r i a b l y determines t h e c l o s e s t contact d i s t a n c e between the chains i n the c r y s t a l s t r u c ture. A s i m i l a r f e a t u r e , t h e Bragg duo s p a c i n g , l i s t e d i n t h e second column, u s u a l l y r e p r e s e n t s t h e s p a c i n g between the sheets o f c l o s e s t - p a c k i n g c h a i n s . I t may b e a n i m p o r t a n t m e a s u r e when adjacent sheets a r e separated by solvent molecules occupying t h e i n t e r s t i t i a l spaces i n the u n i t c e l l . F i n a l l y , the r i s e p e r r e s idue, l i s t e d i n t h e l a s t column o f T a b l e I I , r e f l e c t s t h e e x tension o f the h e l i x along i t s a x i s . A c l e a r d i v i d i n g l i n e separates, t h e amylose s t r u c t u r e s w i t h r e s p e c t t o h: a l l V - t y p e s t r u c t u r e s f a l l on one s i d e w i t h h r a n g i n g f r o m 1.32 t o 1.36 X , l e a v i n g a l l o t h e r s t r u c t u r e s i n a n o t h e r g r o u p w i t h v a l u e s o f h f r o m 3.5 t o U . l X . The i n t e r c h a i n distance a n d t h e dj_±Q s p a c i n g c a n b e u s e d t o f u r t h e r c l a s s i f y the amylose s t r u c t u r e s i n t o f o u r groups. The V - t y p e s t r u c t u r e s , f o r m i n g one g r o u p , e x h i b i t n e a r l y i d e n t i c a l v a l u e s o f d\\ w i t h o n l y V somewhat o u t o f l i n e b y ~0.7 A, w h i c h i s a t t r i b u t a b l e t o the absence o f water molecules i n i t s i n t e r s t i t i a l spaces. Such w a t e r m o l e c u l e s a r e f o u n d i n t h e h y d r a t e d f o r m s o f Vft- a n d V^^go" a m y l o s e s . The ^ P S a l s o i n c r e a s e s upon h y d r a t i o n b y a b o u t t h e same amount, b u t jumps b y 1.7 X- when l a r g e DMSO m o l e c u l e s l o c a t e between the s h e e t s . I n t h e s e c o n d g r o u p o f s t r u c t u r e s , t h e KOH- a n d K B r - a m y l o s e s p o s s e s s t h e l o w e s t v a l u e s f o r b o t h d\\ a n d d^Q. This i snot s u r p r i s i n g b e c a u s e t h e s e a m y l o s e h e l i c e s a r e much more e x t e n d e d t h a n t h e V - t y p e s t r u c t u r e s , w i t h h a t 3.7^ a n d k.10 51, r e s p e c tively. C o n s i d e r i n g t h a t t h e KOH-amylose i s a 6/5 h e l i x a n d K B r a m y l o s e i s a k/3 h e l i x , t h e t w o v a l u e s o f h a r e s u r p r i s i n g l y close. The a m y l o s e d e r i v a t i v e s , f o r m i n g a n o t h e r g r o u p o f s t r u c t u r e s , a r e c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y h i n t h e same r a n g e a s i n KOH- a n d KBr-amyl o s e s , but w i t h b o t h d j ^ a n d d^lO l ^ - 5 because o f t h e space r e q u i r e d f o r t h e s u b s t i t u e n t groups. However, t h a t d^.^ s t a y s w i t h i n ^1,2 A f o r a l l d e r i v a t i v e s , i n c l u d i n g t h e s o l v e n t - c o m p l e x e d s t r u c t u r e s , i s u n e x p e c t e d . A l a r g e r r a n g e i n t h e d]_j_o s p a c i n g i s more i n l i n e w i t h t h e p r e s u m e d e f f e c t o f t h e s o l v e n t . The d o u b l e - h e l i c a l s t r u c t u r e s o f n a t i v e A- a n d B - a m y l o s e s are found i n the f o u r t h group. I t i s i n t e r e s t i n g t h a t i n both h as w e l l a s t h e d\^, a n d d^Q s p a c i n g s , t h e y a r e c o m p a r a b l e w i t h the s t r u c t u r e o f amylose t r i a c e t a t e I (ATAI). I n p a r t , t h i s may a r i s e because the packing o f the b u l k y a c e t a t e s u b s t i t u e n t s i n A T A I i s s i m i l a r t o t h e c l o s e - p a c k i n g o f two a m y l o s e c h a i n s i n t o a double h e l i x . I n t h e l a t t e r , one c h a i n may a c t a s t h e " s u b s t i t u e n t " f o r the o t h e r c h a i n . A t any r a t e , a l l t h r e e s t r u c t u r e s contain similar, cylindrical-shaped helices. Somewhat u n e x p e c t e d l y , t h e d i s t a n c e s d^ a n d dj_10 v e r y c l o s e f o r t h e two n a t i v e polymorphs, even though t h e i r u n i t c e l l s and p a c k i n g a r e 9

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d i f f e r e n t . A s shown b e l o w , i n t h e s t r u c t u r e f o r B - a m y l o s e t h e s h e e t s o f a n t i p a r a l l e l - p a c k e d d o u b l e h e l i c e s a r e i n t e r r u p t e d bychannels o f w a t e r , w h i l e i n A-amylose t h e s h e e t s a r e i n t a c t and the w a t e r i s l o c a t e d i n t h e i n t e r s t i t i a l s p a c e s b e t w e e n t h e d o u b l e helices. O r i g i n a l l y , space groups were n o t a s s i g n e d t o ATAI and t h e A- a n d B - a m y l o s e s , a n d t h e i r s t r u c t u r e s w e r e s o l v e d i n t h e t r i c l i n i c s p a c e g r o u p P I . I t was l a t e r o b s e r v e d ( P . Z u g e n m a i e r , u n p u b l i s h e d w o r k ) t h a t t h e same c h a i n p o s i t i o n s r e s u l t e d when b o t h ATAI a n d A - a m y l o s e w e r e a s s i g n e d t h e s p a c e g r o u p P 2 ^ , b u t w i t h t h e 2-]_ s c r e w a x i s p o s i t i o n e d p e r p e n d i c u l a r t o t h e h e l i x a x i s ( d e n o t e d here as P 2 i ( S ) ) . L i k e w i s e , B-amylose c o u l d be a s s i g n e d t h e t r i g o n a l s p a c e g r o u p P3]_21 ( P . Z u g e n m a i e r , u n p u b l i s h e d w o r k ) . The c o n s e q u e n c e o f a s s i g n i n g s p a c e g r o u p P2]_(£) t o A T A I i s t h a t t h e c o m p l e t e l U / 1 1 h e l i x must b e c o n s i d e r e d a n a s y m m e t r i c u n i t . Simi l a r l y , t h r e e g l u c o s e r e s i d u e s , o r o n e - h a l f t u r n o f t h e h e l i x , now form t h e asymmetric u n i t o f A-amylose. S p a c e g r o u p P 3 ^ 2 1 f o r Ba m y l o s e r e q u i r e s an a s y m m e t r i c u n i t o f t w o g l u c o s e r e s i d u e s , o r one-third of the helix turn. I n t h e l i g h t o f t h e s e o b s e r v a t i o n s , i t i s c l e a r t h a t t h e amyl o s e c h a i n can adopt a v a r i e t y o f c o n f o r m a t i o n s . P r e d i c t i o n s o f the most p r o b a b l e c o n f o r m a t i o n s b a s e d on i s o l a t e d c h a i n s , w h e t h e r u s i n g hardsphere contact c r i t e r i a (15) o r p o t e n t i a l energy f u n c t i o n s ( 1 7 ) , a r e not capable o f p r o d u c i n g t h e whole range o f observed conformations. Furthermore, i t i s apparent t h a t t h e molecu l a r symmetry - s u c h as t h e f o u r - o r s i x - f o l d h e l i c e s - does n o t n e c e s s a r i l y c o i n c i d e w i t h t h e symmetry o f t h e c r y s t a l l i n e p a c k i n g or t h e s p a c e g r o u p . The l a t t i c e f o r c e s a r e t h u s p r o b a b l y a s i m p o r t a n t as t h e i n t r a m o l e c u l a r f o r c e s i n d e t e r m i n i n g t h e conformat i o n s o f c r y s t a l l i n e amyloses. The f o u r g r o u p s o f a m y l o s e s a r e d e s c r i b e d i n d i v i d u a l l y i n more d e t a i l i n t h e f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n s . V-Amyloses The s t r u c t u r e s o f t h e V - a m y l o s e s w e r e among t h e f i r s t p o l y s a c c h a r i d e s on w h i c h t h e modern methods o f c o n f o r m a t i o n a n d p a c k ing r e f i n e m e n t were t e s t e d . The s o p h i s t i c a t i o n o f t h e computer p r o g r a m s h a s i m p r o v e d s i g n i f i c a n t l y o v e r t h e y e a r s , a s have some of t h e e a r l y i d e a s , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e c o n c e r n i n g hydrogen bonding. I n t h e e a r l y s t a g e s , c o n f o r m a t i o n a l a n a l y s i s was g e n e r a l l y s e p a r a t e d from t h e p a c k i n g r e f i n e m e n t , and b o t h , i n t u r n , were conducted s e p a r a t e l y from t h e x-ray a n a l y s i s . I n such modeling approaches, t h e conformation o f t h e glucose r i n g remained i n v a r i ant, a n d t h e p a c k i n g r e f i n e m e n t was sometimes c o m p l e t e l y o m i t t e d . For t h i s r e a s o n , t h e e a r l i e r work has n o t been i n c l u d e d i n t h i s review. A l l V - a m y l o s e s t r u c t u r e s shown i n T a b l e I h a v e i n common a l e f t - h a n d e d , s i x - r g s i d u e h e l i x , w i t h h i n a very narrow range f r o m 1.32 t o 1.36 A, a n d a n 0-2...0-3(2) i n t r a m o l e c u l a r h y d r o g e n



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bond ( c f . F i g . 5). Although the s i x - f o l d , right-handed h e l i x appears t o be e q u a l l y p r o b a b l e from c o n f o r m a t i o n a l a n a l y s i s ( I T , 2 3 ) , i t h a s n o t b e e n s e e n i n a n y V - a m y l o s e . The same h y d r o g e n b o n d a l s o o c c u r s i n t h e m a l t o s e c r y s t a l s t r u c t u r e (2U,25,26) a n d i n cyclohexaamylose (27,28). I tl i m i t s thev a r i a b i l i t y o f the 0-U 0-U(2) d i s t a n c e ~ T t h e virtual bond) t o a r a n g e o f a b o u t U.05 t o k.k A. When t h i s h y d r o g e n b o n d i s n o t p r e s e n t , a s i n a v a r i e t y of s m a l l - m o l e c u l e c r y s t a l s t r u c t u r e s c o n t a i n i n g a-D-glucose, t h e l e n g t h o f t h e virtual bond e x t e n d s a s h i g h a s k.6 X ( 2 9 ) . Other i n t r a c h a i n h y d r o g e n b o n d s a l s o f o r m , p r i m a r i l y i n v o l v i n g t h e 0-6 h y d r o x y l and o c c u r r i n g between t h e t u r n s o f t h e h e l i x . For example, i n V D M S Q - ^ 9 t h e r e i s a n 0-6(i+7) gt.. . 0 - 2 ( i + l ) h y d r o gen b o n d ( £ = 0 , 1 , 2 . . . ) , a n d p o s s i b l y a n a d d i t i o n a l 0-6(£+7) gt... 0 - 3 ( i + 2 ) h y d r o g e n b o n d t h r o u g h e i t h e r DMSO o r w a t e r . (For a des c r i p t i o n o f t h e gt gg, tg r o t a m e r t e r m i n o l o g y , c o n s u l t R e f . ^ l ) . The i n t r a m o l e c u l a r h y d r o g e n - b o n d i n g i n v o l v i n g 0-6 i s s l i g h t l y d i f f e r e n t i n V - (6) a n d V ^ - i o d i n e - a m y l o s e s (J3), b e c a u s e a l l 0-6 a r e i n t h e gg p o s i t i o n i n t h e s e s t r u c t u r e s . N o n e t h e l e s s , h y d r o g e n b o n d s s t i l l f o r m b e t w e e n 0-6(£+7) a n d 0 - 2 ( i + l ) . I n V -amylose, a l l t h r e e r o t a t i o n a l s i t e s f o r 0-6 a r e f o u n d i n s u c c e s s i v e r e s i dues (_3), g i v i n g r i s e t o a l l h y d r o g e n b o n d s p o s s i b l e f o r 0-6 i n gt gg a n d tg p o s i t i o n s ( c f . F i g . h). L a r g e l y b e c a u s e t h e 0-6 h y d r o x y l s o f a l l s i x r e s i d u e s o f one h e l i x t u r n a r e i n equivalent p o s i t i o n s i n the V , V ^ - i o d i n e and D M S 0 s t r u c t u r e s (gg i n V a n d V - i o d i n e , gt i n V J ^ Q ) , t h u s f o r m ing symmetric i n t r a m o l e c u l a r hydrogen bonds, a l l r e s i d u e s i n t h e s e s t r u c t u r e s a r e e q u i v a l e n t . However, i n V - a m y l o s e , w i t h i t s m i x t u r e o f 0-6 p o s i t i o n s , m o l e c u l a r s i x f o l d symmetry i s n o t p r e s e n t i n t h e h e l i x a n d i n s t e a d , a 2^ s c r e w a x i s a l o n g t h e h e l i x a x i s e x i s t s , t h u s c o m b i n i n g t h r e e r e s i d u e s o f one h a l f - t u r n i n t o t h e asymmetric u n i t . N o n e t h e l e s s , t h e h e l i x backbone s t i l l resembles a six-fold helix. Because h i s s m a l l f o r t h e V-amyloses, a wide-diameter h e l i x is c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f these structures. Complexing a g e n t s , such as DMSO, i o d i n e , o r w a t e r , a r e f o u n d i n s i d e t h e h e l i x c h a n n e l . F o r e x a m p l e , i n Yj^Q-amylose s i x DMSO m o l e c u l e s a r e accommodated i n s i d e t h e c h a n n e l w i t h i n one c r y s t a l l g g r a p h i c r e p e a t , w h i c h c o n s i s t s o f t h r e e h e l i x t u r n s {.c=2k.39 A ) . T h i s f i b e r r e p e a t i s n o t the r e s u l t o f t h e i n t r a c h a n n e l DMSO b u t i s c a u s e d s o l e l y b y t h e p a c k i n g o f t h e i n t e r s t i t i a l DMSO. A non-commensurable f i b e r r e peat f o r t h e amylose h e l i x and t h e i n t r a h e l i c a l i o d i n e i s o b s e r v e d in V^-iodine: a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h r e e i o d i n e s occupy t h e h e l i x chann e l w i t h i n one f i b e r r e p e a t , b u t t h e i o d i n e s form an a l m o s t l i n e a r p o l y i o d i d e chain o f an undetermined l e n g t h . I n this respect, the s t r u c t u r e s o f t h e V ^ - i o d i n e complex a n d t h e a - c y c l o d e x t r i n - i o d i n e complex ( 3 0 ) a r e s i m i l a r . Even though t h e i n s i d e o f t h e h e l i x channel o f V-amyloses i s p r i m a r i l y hydrophobic i n c h a r a c t e r , i n t r a h e l i c a l water has been f o u n d i n a l l o f t h e s t r u c t u r e s o f c o m p l e x e s s t u d i e d t o d a t e . The same was f o u n d t o b e t h e c a s e i n s i n g l e c r y s t a l s o f h y d r a t e d c y 3 2 1

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clohexaamylose (31), i n which the water, s i t u a t e d w i t h i n the c y c l i c s t r u c t u r e , i s h y d r o g e n - b o n d e d t o t h e 0-6 gt h y d r o x y l . I n t h e V - a m y l o s e , a l l 0-6 a r e i n t h e gg p o s i t i o n a n d c a n n o t h y d r o gen b o n d t o t h e w a t e r i n t h e c h a n n e l , b u t w a t e r i s s t i l l f o u n d i n i t , along w i t h the iodine. W a t e r i s p r e s e n t e v e n i n t h e "anhydrous" V -amylose, although i t i s s i t u a t e d a t a p e r i p h e r a l s i t e i n t h e h e l i x c h a n n e l a n d i s h y d r o g e n - b o n d e d t o a n 0-6 tg h y d r o x y l ( c f . F i g . U ) . (The tg p o s i t i o n h a s n o t y e t b e e n o b s e r v e d i n monomer o r o l i g o m e r c a r b o h y d r a t e s i n g l e c r y s t a l s t r u c t u r e s , b u t h a s b e e n f o u n d i n t h e h e l i c e s o f s e v e r a l a m y l o s e d e r i v a t i v e s , a s shown l a t e r i n t h i s review. I t has a l s o been found i n the polymorphic structures o f cellulose). I t i s p o s s i b l e that the r e l a t i v e l y empty h e l i x o f t h e V - a m y l o s e , i n c o m p a r i s o n w i t h o t h e r V-comp l e x e s , c a n l o w e r i t s e n e r g y o n l y b y d i s t o r t i o n o f t h e 6/5 h e l i x i n t o a 2/1 h e l i x . The same a p p a r e n t l y o c c u r s i n t h e c y c l o h e x a a m y l o s e h e x a h y d r a t e , a l s o a r e l a t i v e l y empty s t r u c t u r e i n compari s o n w i t h o t h e r eyelohexaamylose complexes ( 3 1 ) . The V - a m y l o s e s t r u c t u r e s g e n e r a l l y e x h i b i t s i m i l a r f e a t u r e s of c r y s t a l l i n e packing. A l l are orthorhombic, a n t i p a r a l l e l , twoc h a i n u n i t c e l l s , w i t h one c h a i n a t t h e c o r n e r a n d t h e o t h e r a t t h e c e n t e r o f t h e c e l l ( c f . F i g . 5 ) , a n d a l l e x c e p t one a r e i n s p a c e g r o u p P2j2^2±. The e x c e p t i o n i s V - i o d i n e w h e r e t h e p o l y i o d i d e c h a i n d i s t u r b s t h e 2^ s c r e w a x i s a l o n g t h e c h a i n , a n d t h e space group P 2 ( S ) appears t o f i t t h e s t r u c t u r e . The V - , V" - a n d V^-iodine-amyloses are a l s o very c l o s e t o hexagonal packing, as i n d i c a t e d b y t h e r a t i o o f t h e u n i t c e l l a x e s a/b b e i n g a l m o s t e x a c t l y 1//3. Some i n t e r m o l e c u l a r h y d r o g e n - b o n d i n g s t a b i l i z e s t h e p a c k i n g o f the chains i n a l l V - s t r u c t u r e s . I n V - a m y l o s e , two hydrogen bonds a r e formed between t h e c o r n e r a n d c e n t e r c h a i n s , and one h y d r o g e n b o n d f o r m s b e t w e e n t w o c o r n e r c h a i n s a l o n g t h e a axis. I n V - and V - i o d i n e - a m y l o s e s , a d d i t i o n a l hydrogen bonds form through i n t e r s t i t i a l water m o l e c u l e s . As each water molecule can p a r t i c i p a t e i n up t o f o u r hydrogen bonds, an e x t e n s i v e h y d r o gen b o n d n e t w o r k may b e p r e s e n t i n h y d r a t e d s t r u c t u r e s . Because t h e h y d r o g e n atoms c a n n o t b e d e t e c t e d i n p o l y m e r x - r a y c r y s t a l s t u d i e s , some i n d e t e r m i n a c y i n t h e h y d r o g e n - b o n d i n g scheme c a n n o t be a v o i d e d . The p r e s e n c e o f a h y d r o g e n b o n d i s b a s e d s o l e l y o n t h e o x y g e n - o x y g e n d i s t a n c e a n d , i n some c a s e s , o n t h e b o n d a n g l e s about t h e presumed hydrogen bond. The p a c k i n g o f t h e V Q M S O s t r u c t u r e ^ a t exceptional i n t h a t i t shows f e a t u r e s n o t f o u n d i n o t h e r V - a m y l o s e s i n c l u d e d i n T a b l e I . T h e i n t e r s t i t i a l DMSO m o l e c u l e s p r e v e n t a n y i n t e r a c t i o n between t h e c o r n e r c h a i n s o f t h e u n i t c e l l , b u t a l l o w hydrogen b o n d s t o f o r m b e t w e e n t h e c o r n e r a n d c e n t e r c h a i n s . The l o c a t i o n o f t h e DMSO m o l e c u l e s b e t w e e n t h e p a r a l l e l - p a c k i n g c o r n e r c h a i n s r e s u l t s i n a p s e u d o t e t r a g o n a l u n i t c e l l , b u t the space group i s s t i l l P2-L2221i n t e r s t i t i a l DMSO m o l e c u l e s a r e a l s o c l e a r l y responsible f o r the three-turn f i b e r repeat. h


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Figure 7. A section of the , \p map for left-handed conformations of amylose, calculated with glycosidic bridge angle of 115° and a virtual bond length of 4.50 A. The bold contours indicate nonbonded conformational energy in kcalf mol, the thin lines indicate the number of residues per turn (n), and the dashed lines indicate the axial rise per residue (h), in Angstroms. The position of the conformation of the KOH-amylose is shown in the map by a filled circle (11).


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As i s w e l l known, s t a r c h g r a n u l e s a r e n a t u r a l l y c r y s t a l l i n e and most s t a r c h v a r i e t i e s e x h i b i t e i t h e r t h e A o r t h e B d i f f r a c t i o n p a t t e r n , f i r s t d e s c r i b e d i n 1930 b y K a t z a n d V a n l t a l l i e (35.). The A p a t t e r n i s g e n e r a l l y s e e n i n c e r e a l s t a r c h e s , w h e r e a s t h e s t a r c h e s o f t u b e r s a n d r o o t s e x h i b i t t h e B p a t t e r n . The much l e s s common C p a t t e r n i s g i v e n b y t h e s t a r c h e s o f some b e a n s a n d b a n a na. D e s p i t e t h e f a c t t h a t t h e s e p a t t e r n s h a d b e e n known f o r nearl y 50 y e a r s , a d e t a i l e d a n a l y s i s o f n a t i v e s t a r c h p o l y m o r p h s was n o t c o m p l e t e d u n t i l 1978 ( l 3 , l A ) . U n d o u b t e d l y , t h e f a c t t h a t o n l y powder x - r a y p a t t e r n s a r e o b t a i n a b l e f r o m o r d i n a r y s t a r c h granules has been, i n p a r t , r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h i s l o n g d e l a y , a l t h o u g h K r e g e r , i n 1951 b y u s e o f a n i n g e n i o u s m i c r o c a m e r a a n d v e r y l a r g e s t a r c h g r a n u l e s , was a b l e t o r e c o r d a " f i b e r " p a t t e r n o f a B - s t a r c h (36). W e l l - r e s o l v e d f i b e r p a t t e r n s d u p l i c a t i n g t h e n a t i v e A-, B- a n d C - s t a r c h p a t t e r n s w e r e f i n a l l y o b t a i n e d ( 1 7 , 3 8 ) , u s i n g t h e method o f S e n t i a n d W i t n a u e r ( 3 2 ) , a n d t h e s t r u c t u r e a n a l y s i s was s u c c e s s f u l l y c o m p l e t e d (l3.,l^_) f o l l o w i n g t h e s u g g e s t i o n b y K a i n u m a a n d F r e n c h (37) t h a t t h e n a t i v e p o l y m o r p h s w e r e d o u b l e - s t r a n d e d h e l i c e s . T h e s e s t r u c t u r e a n a l y s e s showed t h a t b o t h A- a n d B - a m y l o s e s w e r e n e a r l y i d e n t i c a l i n m o l e c u l a r c o n f o r mation, while d i f f e r i n g considerably i n the c r y s t a l l i n e packing o f t h e d u p l e x h e l i c e s . T h e C - p o l y m o r p h was shown t o b e s i m p l y a m i x t u r e o f t h e A- a n d B - p o l y m o r p h s ( 3 8 ) . 5

The m a i n d i f f i c u l t y i n a l l p r i o r a t t e m p t s t o d e v i s e m o l e c u l a r m o d e l s c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e A o r B x - r a y d a t a stemmed f r o m t h e f a c t t h a t s u c h m o d e l s w e r e s o u g h t i n a ,^ c o n f o r m a t i o n a l map f o r a s i n g l e - s t r a n d e d s t r u c t u r e . Although s u i t a b l e models r e s i d i n g i n e n e r g y m i n i m a a p p e a r e d t o e x i s t , none c o u l d b e p a c k e d i n t o t h e i n dicated unit cells. N o t u n t i l d o u b l e - s t r a n d e d (|),^ maps w e r e c a l c u l a t e d f o r a m y l o s e w i t h d i f f e r e n t virtual bond l e n g t h s , w e r e s u i t a b l e m o l e c u l a r models found. A comparison o f such s i n g l e - and d o u b l e - s t r a n d e d maps i s shown i n F i g . 8. Once a g a i n , t h i s i l l u s t r a t e s t h a t r e l i a n c e on o n l y maps i n a t t e m p t i n g c r y s t a l s t r u c t u r e a n a l y s i s may sometimes b e m i s l e a d i n g . The m o l e c u l a r c o n f o r m a t i o n a n d i n t e r s t r a n d h y d r o g e n b o n d i n g o f t h e A- a n d B - a m y l o s e s a r e shown i n F i g ^ 9- B o t h s t r a n d g o f t h e d u p l e x a r e r e l a t i v e l y e x t e n d e d {h = 3.^7 A f o r B a n d 3-51 A f o r A ) , a l t h o u g h n o t n e a r l y as extended as t h e a l k a l i o r s a l t a m y l o s e s , o r some o f t h e d e r i v a t i v e . s t r u c t u r e s . The e x t e n s i o n o f t h e h e l i x prevents t h e formation o f t h e i n t r a m o l e c u l a r 0-2...0-3(2) hydrogen bond t h a t occurs i n V-amyloses. C o n v e r s e l y , t h e extended c o n f o r m a t i o n p e r m i t s t h e f o r m a t i o n o f t h e i n t e r s t r a n d h y d r o g e n bonds t h a t appear i n s t r u m e n t a l i n t h e s t a b i l i z a t i o n o f t h e s t r u c t u r e . The t w o most i n t e r e s t i n g f e a t u r e s o f t h e d u p l e x h e l i x a r e t h a t t h e s t r a n d s a r e r i g h t - h a n d e d , as opposed t o t h e l e f t - h a n d e d conforma-



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t i o n s o f a l l V- a n d i o n i c c o m p l e x a m y l o s e s , a n d t h a t t h e p a c k i n g o f t h e two s t r a n d s i s p a r a l l e l . Furthermore, the p a r a l l e l s t r a n d s o f t h e duplex a r e packed i n phase a l o n g t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e h e l i c a l p a t h s , w h i c h causes a l l odd-order l a y e r l i n e s t o be abs e n t i n t h e d i f f r a c t i o n p a t t e r n . T h i s c i r c u m s t a n c e p r e s e n t e d an a d d e d o b s t a c l e i n t h e way o f a n e a r l i e r r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e t r u e s t r u c t u r e o f t h e s e p o l y m o r p h s . However, t h e p a c k i n g o f t h e d u plexes i n t o the c r y s t a l l a t t i c e i s a n t i p a r a l l e l i n both s t r u c tures. The d i f f e r e n t p a c k i n g o f t h e A- a n d B - a m y l o s e h e l i c e s i s shown i n F i g . 1 0 . B o t h s t r u c t u r e s e x h i b i t h e x a g o n a l p a c k i n g ( a l t h o u g h f o r t h e A-amylose i t i s s l i g h t l y d i s t o r t e d ) ; however, t h e m a i n d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n t h e two l i e s i n t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e water molecules. I n the B-structure, a channel approximately o f t h e same d i a m e t e r a s t h a t o f t h e h e l i x e x i s t s i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e h e x a g o n o f h e l i c e s . As much as ~30% w a t e r c a n e n t e r t h i s channel. I n t h e A - s t r u c t u r e , on t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h e h e x a g o n i s s l i g h t l y l a r g e r and i t s c e n t e r i s o c c u p i e d by another h e l i x , w h i l e a s m a l l e r amount o f w a t e r i s d i s t r i b u t e d e q u a l l y i n t h e i n t e r s t i a l s p a c e s b e t w e e n t h e h e l i c e s . B e c a u s e t h e r e i s no " h o l e " p r e s e n t i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e d u p l e x , as t h e r e i s i n t h e s i n g l e h e l i x o f V - a m y l o s e , w a t e r c a n n o t e n t e r t h e h e l i c e s o f t h e A- a n d B-amyloses. F u r t h e r , i n t h e B - s t r u c t u r e , t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e water i n the channel suggests that t h e water molecules are l o o s e l y h e l d a n d a r e n o n - c r y s t a l l i n e . T h i s i s i n agreement w i t h t h e f a c i l e and r e v e r s i b l e d e h y d r a t i o n - r e h y d r a t i o n o f t h e s t r u c t u r e upon v a c u u m - d r y i n g a n d e x p o s u r e t o h i g h r e l a t i v e h u m i d i t y . The e x p e c t e d changes i n t h e x - r a y d i f f r a c t i o n p a t t e r n s f o l l o w i n g such treatment are observed. I t i s a l s o probable t h a t under proper circumstances a h e l i x c o u l d d i s p l a c e t h e w a t e r i n t h e open c h a n n e l o f t h e B - s t r u c t u r e , thus converting i t t o t h e A - s t r u c t u r e . T h i s c o n v e r s i o n has a l s o b e e n o b s e r v e d . A m i x t u r e o f t h e A a n d B u n i t c e l l s i n t h e same s t r u c t u r e i s a l s o p o s s i b l e and t h i s , i n f a c t , accounts f o r t h e C-polymorph. The d o u b l e h e l i c a l s t r u c t u r e o f t h e A a n d B p o l y m o r p h s i s i n agreement w i t h t h e p h y s i c a l p r o p e r t i e s e x h i b i t e d b y c r y s t a l l i n e s t a r c h and amylose, p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t h e i r i n s o l u b i l i t y i n w a t e r , l a c k o f complexing a b i l i t y w i t h s m a l l molecules o r i o d i n e , and t h e i r g e l l i n g behavior. The h a r d e n i n g a n d c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n o f g e l s o f a m y l o s e a n d s t a r c h upon a g i n g - t h e phenomenon o f " r e t r o g r a d a t i o n " f a m i l i a r t o s t a r c h c h e m i s t s - may o c c u r as a r e s u l t o f t h e formation o f double h e l i c a l " j u n c t i o n zones" i n t h e s o l u t i o n o f amylose, f o l l o w e d b y a g g r e g a t i o n and c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n o f t h e d o u b l e h e l i c e s , a s shown s c h e m a t i c a l l y i n F i g . 1 1 . Because t h e v a r i e t i e s o f s t a r c h t h a t c o n t a i n o n l y amylopect i n a r e a l s o c r y s t a l l i n e , e x h i b i t i n g t h e same d i f f r a c t i o n p a t t e r n s as s t a r c h e s c o n t a i n i n g amylose, t h e r e i s a s t r o n g l i k e l i hood t h a t t h e e x t e n s i v e l y branched amylopectin m o l e c u l e a l s o c r y s t a l l i z e s i n a d o u b l e - h e l i c a l form. I n t u r n , t h i s i m p l i e s t h a t l i n e a r sequences i n a m y l o p e c t i n remain s u f f i c i e n t l y l o n g t o


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c r y s t a l l i z e i n t h i s fashion, o r that during b i o s y n t h e s i s , l i n e a r sequences c r y s t a l l i z e immediately a f t e r s y n t h e s i s , f o l l o w e d by b r a n c h i n g on t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e c r y s t a l l i t e s .


Amylose D e r i v a t i v e s Three c l a s s e s o f amylose d e r i v a t i v e s have been s t u d i e d : a m y l o s e t r i a c e t a t e I (ATAI) ( l 6 ) , t r i m e t h y l - a m y l o s e (TMA) ( l 8 ) and t r i e t h y l - a m y l o s e ( T E A ) . Two p o l y m o r p h s o f t h e l a t t e r h a v e b e e n o b s e r v e d ( T E A 1 , TEA3) (19,20), a s w e l l a s s e v e r a l o f t h e s o l v e n t c o m p l e x e s o f TEA1 ( 2 1 , 2 2 ) . A l l o f t h e d e r i v a t i v e s possess r e l a t i v e l y extended, Jeft-handed conformations, w i t h h r a n g i n g f r o m 3.75 t o U.05 A. N e a r l y a l l o f t h e s t r u c t u r e a r e f o u r f o l d h e l i c e s , packing i n orthorhombic, a n t i p a r a l l e l , two-chain u n i t c e l l s i n s p a c e g r o u p ~P2-±2\2\. An e x c e p t i o n i s A T A I , w h i c h as a lk/ll h e l i x , h a s U.6T r e s i d u e s p e r t u r n a n d p o s s e s s e s t h e s p a c e g r o u p P2]_(S). Because i n these d e r i v a t i v e s , o n l y van d e r Waals f o r c e s govern b o t h t h e m o l e c u l a r conformation and t h e c h a i n p a c k i n g , i t i s imperative that both are r e f i n e d simultaneously during the s t r u c t u r e a n a l y s i s . A l t h o u g h t h i s was o r i g i n a l l y n o t done w i t h A T A I , i t s s t r u c t u r e was s u c c e s s f u l l y s o l v e d b y s t e r e o c h e m i c a l m e t h o d s , more t h a n 10 y e a r s a g o , t h e f i r s t p o l y s a c c h a r i d e s t r u c t u r e s o l v e d b y t h e s e means. I t s l e f t h a n d e d , n o n - i n t e g r a l h e l i x , w i t h i t s v e r y l o n g f i b e r r e p e a t o f 5 2 . 5 3 X , was e s s e n t i a l l y r e c ognized from t h e s p l i t t i n g o f l a y e r l i n e s i n t h e x-ray f i b e r d i agram. The c a r b o n y l o x y g e n s o f t h e 0-2 a n d 0-3 a c e t y l g r o u p s were f o u n d t o e c l i p s e t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g r i n g h y d r o g e n s ( c f . F i g . 12) . T h e s e c a r b o n y l p o s i t i o n s were f o u n d s t r i c t l y f r o m c o n f o r m a t i o n a l e n e r g y m i n i m i z a t i o n a n d were t h e f i r s t s u c h p o s i t i o n s s e e n i n acetate structures. Later single c r y s t a l studies o f a c e t y l a t e d oligomes o f sugars confirmed t h e e x i s t e n c e o f t h e e c l i p s e d p o s i t i o n s (39 h0). The 0-6 was f o u n d t o b e i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f t h e tg p o s i t i o n . The p a c k i n g o f t h i s , somewhat u n u s u a l , l U / l l h e l i x i s p s e u d o h e x a g o n a l , w i t h t h e a/b u n i t c e l l a x i s r a t i o v e r y c l o s e t o 1//3. L a t e r r e f i n e m e n t o f t h e s t r u c t u r e c o n f i r m e d t h e e a r l i e r found f e a t u r e s , as w e l l as t h e space group P2]_(S), w i t h t h e s c r e w a x i s p e r p e n d i c u l a r t o t h e c h a i n ( P . Z u g e n m a i e r , unpubl i s h e d w o r k ) . Some o f t h e a c e t y l s u b s t i t u e n t s a l o n g t h e c h a i n were found t o be r o t a t e d s l i g h t l y from t h e i r o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n s , b u t a l l s h o r t p a c k i n g c o n t a c t s w e r e e l i m i n a t e d as a r e s u l t . I n TMA, t h e r a t i o o f t h e u n i t c e l l d i m e n s i o n s a/b i s a l m o s t 2/1, y e t t h e i n t e r c h a i n d i s t a n c e i s c l o s e t o t h a t o f ATAI a n d e v e n c l o s e r t o b o t h TEA p o l y m o r p h s ( c f . T a b l e Xtj . The t r u e c o n f o r m a t i o n o f TMA, a l t h o u g h n o m i n a l l y a f o u r - f o l d h e l i x ( c f . F i g . 13) , i s g o v e r n e d b y a 2-^ s c r e w a x i s , a s e v i d e n c e d b y a s t r o n g second order m e r i d i o n a l r e f l e c t i o n . The r e a s o n f o r t h e l o w e r symmetry i s t h a t t h e 0-6 m e t h y l g r o u p s o n two s u c c e s s i v e r e s i d u e s a r e i n d i f f e r e n t r o t a t i o n a l p o s i t i o n s , one c l o s e t o tg a n d t h e o t h e r c l o s e t o gt. The d i m e r r e s i d u e i s , t h e r e f o r e , t h e t r u e a s y m m e t r i c u n i t i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e P2^2]_2^ s p a c e g r o u p . When 1

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c o m p l e x i n g a g e n t s a r e i n s e r t e d i n t o t h e c r y s t a l l a t t i c e o f TMA, s o l i d s t a t e transformations occur. These r e s u l t i n a l l o f t h e m e t h y l 0-6 g r o u p s r o t a t i n g i n t o one p o s i t i o n a n d a t r u e f o u r fold helix i s established. The TEA d e r i v a t i v e y i e l d s an a b u n d a n t number o f e a s i l y o b t a i n a b l e c r y s t a l l i n e p o l y m o r p h s , most o f w h i c h c o m p l e x w i t h solvent molecules. The c o m p l e x e s t h a t h a v e b e e n s t u d i e d e x h i b i t a f o u r - f o l d , lefthanded h e l i c a l conformation w i t h t h e r o t a t i o n o f t h e e t h y l 0-6 g r o u p a g a i n c l o s e t o tg. I n t r o d u c i n g a s m a l l numb e r o f s o l v e n t m o l e c u l e s (e.g., c h l o r o f o r m o r d i c h l o r o m e t h a n e , one m o l e c u l e p e r two g l u c o s e u n i t s ) , t h e T E A 1 - C 1 a n d TEA1-DCM1 p o l y m o r p h s a r e o b t a i n e d , r e s p e c t i v e l y . The s o l v e n t m o l e c u l e s are l o c a t e d b o t h i n t h e i n t e r s t i t i a l spaces between t h e c h a i n s o f t h e same p o l a r i t y a s w e l l a s b e t w e e n t h e s h e e t s o f a n t i p a r a l lel-packed chains. T h i s r e s u l t s i n an i n c r e a s e i n b o t h and ^ 1 1 0 d i s t a n c e s ( c f . T a b l e I I ) . As s e v e r a l r a t h e r s h o r t C&...0 d i s t a n c e s o c c u r b e t w e e n t h e c o m p l e x i n g a g e n t s a n d t h e TEA h e l i c e s , i t was c o n c l u d e d t h a t s t r o n g d i p o l e i n t e r a c t i o n s f o r c e t h e solvent molecule i n t o the observed p o s i t i o n s (2l). A n o t h e r s e r i e s o f p o l y m o r p h s i s o b t a i n e d when more c o m p l e x i n g a g e n t , s u c h as c h l o r o f o r m , d i c h l o r o m e t h a n e o r n i t r o m e t h a n e , i s a d d e d t o t h e T E A 1 s t r u c t u r e , t o t h e e x t e n t o f one s o l v e n t m o l e c u l e p e r g l u c o s e r e s i d u e . Now t h e s o l v e n t m o l e c u l e s a r e f o u n d a l o n g t h e h e l i x g r o o v e s w i t h t h e i r d i p o l e moments s t a t i s t i c a l l y o r i e n t e d i n s p a c e . The r e s u l t i n g u n i t c e l l i s p s e u d o t e t r a g o n a l , b u t t h e s p a c e g r o u p r e m a i n s P2±2±2± (22_). Conclusions The s t u d y o f c r y s t a l l i n e a m y l o s e s h a s p r o v i d e d c o n s i d e r a b l e s t r u c t u r a l i n f o r m a t i o n , n o t o n l y about t h e d e t a i l s o f s t r u c t u r e , but a l s o about t h e p r i n c i p l e s t h a t appear t o govern t h e c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n o f these polymers. P a r t i c u l a r l y noteworthy i s t h e obs e r v a t i o n t h a t f o r d i v e r s e m o l e c u l a r c o n f o r m a t i o n s , o n l y two space groups account f o r t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e s t r u c t u r e s . I t seems c l e a r t h a t i n t h e c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n o f t h e s e p o l y s a c c h a r i d e s , energy m i n i m i z a t i o n o f t h e s t r u c t u r e i s not s o l e l y t h e p r o p e r t y o f t h e m o l e c u l a r c o n f o r m a t i o n , as h a d b e e n t h o u g h t n o t t o o l o n g ago. I t i s a l s o n o t e w o r t h y t h a t t h e tg r o t a t i o n a l p o s i t i o n o f the hydroxymethyl group appears r e g u l a r l y . T h i s p o s i t i o n has not y e t been observed i n t h e c r y s t a l s t r u c t u r e s o f g l u c o s e dime r s o r o l i g o m e r s , t h u s one w o n d e r s w h e t h e r t h e o c c u r r e n c e o f t h i s r o t a m e r i n t h e p o l y m e r i s i n some way a f u n c t i o n o f t h e chain structure. The r e f i n e m e n t m e t h o d o l o g y h a s , l i k e w i s e , b e e n f u r t h e r e d b y t h e s t u d y o f c r y s t a l l i n e a m y l o s e s . F o r e x a m p l e , we now know t h a t g i v e n o n l y m i n i m a l l y adequate d i f f r a c t i o n d a t a , b u t h a v i n g on h a n d d e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m monomer a n d o l i g o m e r c r y s t a l s t r u c t u r e s , a n d h a v i n g t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o r e f i n e m o d e l s w i t h comp l e t e s t e r e o c h e m i c a l f l e x i b i l i t y , s t r u c t u r e s c a n be s o l v e d w i t h



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h i g h degrees o f r e l i a b i l i t y . W i t h improvements i n i n t e n s i t y measurements o n t h e h o r i z o n , a s a number o f p a p e r s i n t h i s v o l u m e i n d i c a t e , t h e r e l i a b i l i t y o f s t r u c t u r e a n a l y s i s s h o u l d soon approach that o fs i n g l e - c r y s t a l a n a l y s i s . I t i s already impress i v e l y demonstrated b y t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e KBr-amylose s t u d y ( 1 2 ) . S i m i l a r l y , i t i s becoming c l e a r t h a t e l e c t r o n d i f f r a c t i o n w i l l p l a y an i n c r e a s i n g l y i m p o r t a n t r o l e i n f u t u r e s t r u c t u r a l work. And a s one f i n a l o b s e r v a t i o n , t h e s t r u c t u r e s o f t h e n a t i v e a m y l o s e p o l y m o r p h s s u g g e s t once more t h a t s y n t h e t i c p o l y m e r c h e m i s t s h a v e much t o l e a r n f r o m n a t u r a l p o l y m e r p r o c e s s e s . A t t h i s t i m e , o n l y n a t u r e seems t o b e a b l e t o a s s e m b l e s u c h a n e l e gant s u p e r m o l e c u l a r s t r u c t u r e as t h e s t a r c h g r a n u l e , p e r f e c t l y s u i t e d t o i t s needs. Acknowledgement s T h i s work h a s b e e n s u p p o r t e d b y N a t i o n a l S c i e n c e F o u n d a t i o n g r a n t CHE77277^9 ( t o A. S.) a n d a g r a n t f r o m D e u t s c h e F o r s c h u n g s g e m e i n s c h a f t ( t o P. Z . ) . C o o p e r a t i v e e f f o r t s o f t h i s w o r k h a v e a l s o b e e n s u p p o r t e d b y a NATO R e s e a r c h G r a n t No. 1386, t o b o t h authors.

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