Polymorphism of Amylose V Complexes

Lamellar crystals of amylose V complexes with the 6(1), 7(1) and 8(1) helical configurations can be prepared from aqueous solutions of amylose by using various complexing agents. It is noted that the crystal shape can be explained by the symmetry of the unit cell in the basal plane and the chain packing in the unit cell is cOncerned with the symmetry of helical chains. The existence of 6(1), 7(1) and 8(1) heliccs which occurs stepwisc with the number of glucopyranose an intger is discussed.