Table 4. Effect of amylolytic enzymes on central cavity size ratio over granule diameters in the porous starch granules.
Reaction Time (h) | The type of enzymes applied1) | ||
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A2) | B | G | |
Dc/Dg3) | |||
0 | 0.31±0.01d) 4) | ||
2 | 0.54±0.02b | 0.037±0.01cd | 0.38±0.02c |
4 | 0.66±0.03a | 0.36±0.02cd | 0.40±0.02c |
8 | nd5) | 0.38±0.02c | 0.52±0.03b |
1) Enzymatic reaction was carried out at 40°C for different time intervals with 40 U/mL of amylase activity, and initial starch concentration was 5% (w/v).
2) A, α-amylase; B, β-amylase; and G, glucoamylase.
3) The Dc/Dg means that the ratio of surface pore to whole granule diameters of porous corn starch granules.
4) Means of four replicates. The values with different letters of superscript (a-d) are significantly different at p<0.05.
5) nd, not determined.