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Ethanol Fermentation Performance of Grain Sorghums (Sorghum bicolor) with Modified Endosperm Matrices

We tested 13 sorghum entries (lines and hybrids) with different endosperm matrices for ethanol production using a laboratory dry grind process. Waxy and heterowaxy samples had the highest efficiencies. Free amino nitrogen (FAN) contents in sorghum samples were positively related to the fermentation...

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Published in:Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2010-09, Vol.58 (17), p.9556-9562
Main Authors: Wu, Xiaorong, Jampala, Babitha, Robbins, Adriana, Hays, Dirk, Yan, Shuping, Xu, Feng, Rooney, William, Peterson, Gary, Shi, Yong-Cheng, Wang, Donghai
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Language:English
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Summary:We tested 13 sorghum entries (lines and hybrids) with different endosperm matrices for ethanol production using a laboratory dry grind process. Waxy and heterowaxy samples had the highest efficiencies. Free amino nitrogen (FAN) contents in sorghum samples were positively related to the fermentation rate during fermentation (R 2 = 0.8618). Dried distiller’s grain with solubles (DDGS) from different sorghums had significantly different crude protein and crude fat contents. Residual starch content in DDGS ranged from 0.60% for the most efficient sample to 2.66% for the least efficient sample. This study showed that the HD lines (TX1, TX3, TX5, TX7, and TX9) with modified endosperm protein matrix have several attributes desirable for ethanol production: easily pasted starch granules, significantly higher FAN content in finished mashes, 30−45% faster ethanol fermentation rate during early stages, and 50−60% higher lysine content in DDGS.
ISSN:0021-8561
1520-5118
DOI:10.1021/jf101555d