“…Susceptibility of starch to enzyme attack is influenced by several factors, such as granule size and available specific surface (Franco et al, 1992(Franco et al, , 1998Knutsonetal., 1982;Tahir etal., 2010;Tangetal.,2004),surfaceporosityandchannels (FaIllionetal., 1992(FaIllionetal., , 1993SujkaandJamroz, 2007;Zhang et al, 2006;), amylose and amylopectin content (Blazeck and COpelaIld, 2010;Hoover and Manuel, 1995;Hoover and Sosulski, 1985;Holm aIld Bjorck, 1988;Ring et al, 1988),crystallinestructure(Chungetal.,2010Zhouetal.,2004;Gunaratneand Hoover, 2002), extent of branching (long a.I11ylopectin branchesibraIlch density) (Dona eta1.,2010;Shresthaet al, 2010), distribution pattem ofa-(l,6) branch points between the amorphous aIld crystalline regions (Gunaratne and Hoover, 2002;Janeetal., 1997), degree of crystallinity (Chungetal., Zhou et al, 2004), packing of polymers within granules (dense/loose), helical conformation ofa.I11ylose molecules (Shrestha et al, 2010), presence of non-starch substances (proteins, lipids and phosphorus) (HooveraIld Manuel, 1995;Perera and Hoover, 1998) and inhibitors (Colonna et al, 1992;Zhou et al, 2004). The kinetics of a-amylolysis of granular and gelatinized starch are characterized by an initial rapid hydrolysis phase followed by a slower phase.…”