Dr Sushil Dhital
Research Fellow In Starch/Plant Cel
Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
+61 7 334 67653
Book Chapter
Alhambra, Crisline Mae, Dhital, Sushil, Sreenivasulu, Nese and Butardo, Vito M. (2019). Quantifying grain digestibility of starch fractions in milled rice. In Nese Sreenivasulu (Ed.), Rice Grain Quality (pp. 241-252) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press Inc.. doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-8914-0_13
Journal Articles
Gartaula, Ghanendra, Dhital, Sushil, Deshmukh, Omkar, Netzel, Gabriele and Gidley, Michael J. (2019) Rheological characterisation of cell walls from wheat flour and endosperm: effects of diferulate crosslink hydrolysis. Food Hydrocolloids, 88 265-271. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.10.004
Li, Ping, Dhital, Sushil, Zhang, Bin, He, Xiaowei, Fu, Xiong and Huang, Qiang (2018) Surface structural features control in vitro digestion kinetics of bean starches. Food Hydrocolloids, 85 343-351. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.07.007
Ai, Jing, Witt, Torsten, Cowin, Gary, Dhital, Sushil, Turner, Mark S., Stokes, Jason R. and Gidley, Michael J. (2018) Anti-staling of high-moisture starchy food: effect of hydrocolloids, emulsifiers and enzymes on mechanics of steamed-rice cakes. Food Hydrocolloids, 83 454-464. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.05.028
Gartaula, Ghanendra, Dhital, Sushil, Netzel, Gabriele, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Yakubov, Gleb E., Beahan, Cherie T., Collins, Helen M., Burton, Rachel A., Bacic, Antony and Gidley, Michael J. (2018) Quantitative structural organisation model for wheat endosperm cell walls: Cellulose as an important constituent. Carbohydrate Polymers, 196 199-208. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.05.041
Bhattarai, Rewati R., Dhital, Sushil, Mense, Andrew, Gidley, Michael J. and Shi, Yong-Cheng (2018) Intact cellular structure in cereal endosperm limits starch digestion in vitro. Food Hydrocolloids, 81 139-148. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.02.027
Dhital, Sushil, Baier, Stefan K., Gidley, Michael J. and Stokes, Jason R. (2018) Microstructural properties of potato chips. Food Structure, 16 17-26. doi:10.1016/j.foostr.2018.03.001
Yu, Wenwen, Zou, Wei, Dhital, Sushil, Wu, Peng, Gidley, Michael J., Fox, Glen P. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2018) The adsorption of alpha-amylase on barley proteins affects the in vitro digestion of starch in barley flour. Food Chemistry, 241 493-501. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.09.021
Wu, Peng, Deng, Renpan, Wu, Xuee, Wang, Yong, Dong, Zhizhong, Dhital, Sushil and Chen, Xiao Dong (2017) In vitro gastric digestion of cooked white and brown rice using a dynamic rat stomach model. Food Chemistry, 237 1065-1072. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.05.081
Gomez-Mascaraque, Laura G., Dhital, Sushil, Lopez-Rubio, Amparo and Gidley, Michael J. (2017) Dietary polyphenols bind to potato cells and cellular components. Journal of Functional Foods, 37 283-292. doi:10.1016/j.jff.2017.07.062
Farooq, Adil Muhammad, Dhital, Sushil, Li, Chao, Zhang, Bin and Huang, Qiang (2017) Effects of palm oil on structural and in vitro digestion properties of cooked rice starches. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 107 PartA: 1080-1085. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.09.089
Li, Ping, He, Xiaowei, Dhital, Sushil, Zhang, Bin and Huang, Qiang (2017) Structural and physicochemical properties of granular starches after treatment with debranching enzyme. Carbohydrate Polymers, 169 351-356. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.04.036
Li, Ming, Dhital, Sushil and Wei, Yimin (2017) Multilevel structure of wheat starch and its relationship to noodle eating qualities. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 16 5: 1042-1055. doi:10.1111/1541-4337.12272
Bhattarai, Rewati R., Dhital, Sushil, Wu, Peng, Chen, Xiao Dong and Gidley, Michael J. (2017) Digestion of isolated legume cells in a stomach-duodenum model: three mechanisms limit starch and protein hydrolysis. Food and Function, 8 7: 2573-2582. doi:10.1039/C7FO00086C
Wu, Peng, Bhattarai, Rewati R., Dhital, Sushil, Deng, Renpan, Chen, Xiao Dong and Gidley, Michael J. (2017) In vitro digestion of pectin- and mango-enriched diets using a dynamic rat stomach-duodenum model. Journal of Food Engineering, 202 65-78. doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2017.01.011
Gartaula, Ghanendra, Dhital, Sushil, Pleming, Denise and Gidley, Michael J. (2017) Isolation of wheat endosperm cell walls: effects of non-endosperm flour components on structural analyses. Journal of Cereal Science, 74 165-173. doi:10.1016/j.jcs.2017.02.004
Zhang, Bin, Selway, Nichola, Shelat, Kinnari J., Dhital, Sushil, Stokes, Jason R. and Gidley, Michael J. (2017) Tribology of swollen starch granule suspensions from maize and potato. Carbohydrate Polymers, 155 128-135. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.08.064
Dhital, Sushil, Warren, Frederick J., Butterworth, Peter J., Ellis, Peter R. and Gidley, Michael J. (2017) Mechanisms of starch digestion by α-amylase—Structural basis for kinetic properties. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 57 5: 875-892. doi:10.1080/10408398.2014.922043
Li, Haiteng, Thuy Ho, Van Thi, Turner, Mark S. and Dhital, Sushil (2016) Encapsulation of Lactobacillus plantarum in porous maize starch. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 74 542-549. doi:10.1016/j.lwt.2016.08.019
Wu, Peng, Dhital, Sushil, Williams, Barbara A., Chen, Xiao Dong and Gidley, Michael J. (2016) Rheological and microstructural properties of porcine gastric digesta and diets containing pectin or mango powder. Carbohydrate Polymers, 148 216-226. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.04.037
Bhattarai, Rewati R., Dhital, Sushil and Gidley, Michael J. (2016) Interactions among macronutrients in wheat flour determine their enzymic susceptibility. Food Hydrocolloids, 61 415-425. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2016.05.026
Dhital, Sushil, Bhattarai, Rewati R., Gorham, John and Gidley, Michael J. (2016) Intactness of cell wall structure controls the in vitro digestion of starch in legumes. Food and Function, 7 3: 1367-1379. doi:10.1039/C5FO01104C
Zheng, Zeqi, Stanley, Roger, Gidley, Michael J. and Dhital, Sushil (2016) Structural properties and digestion of green banana flour as a functional ingredient in pasta. Food and Function, 7 2: 771-780. doi:10.1039/c5fo01156f
Zhang, Bin, Dhital, Sushil, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Luckman, Paul, Halley, Peter J. and Gidley, Michael J. (2015) Extrusion induced low-order starch matrices: enzymic hydrolysis and structure. Carbohydrate Polymers, 134 485-496. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.07.095
Dhital, Sushil, Gidley, Michael J and Warren, Frederick J (2015) Inhibition of α-amylase activity by cellulose: Kinetic analysis and nutritional implications. Carbohydrate Polymers, 123 305-312. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.01.039
Zhang, Bin, Dhital, Sushil and Gidley, Michael J (2015) Densely packed matrices as rate determining features in starch hydrolysis. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 43 1: 18-31. doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2015.01.004
Dhital, Sushil, Dabit, Laura, Zhang, Bin, Flanagan, Bernadine and Shrestha, Ashok K. (2015) In vitro digestibility and physicochemical properties of milled rice. Food Chemistry, 172 757-765. doi:DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.09.138
Shrestha, Ashok K., Blazek, Jaroslav, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Dhital, Sushil, Larroque, Oscar, Morell, Matthew K., Gilbert, Elliot P. and Gidley, Michael J. (2015) Molecular, mesoscopic and microscopic structure evolution during amylase digestion of extruded maize and high amylose maize starches. Carbohydrate Polymers, 118 224-234. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.11.025
Warren, Frederick J., Zhang, Bin, Waltzer, Gina, Gidley, Michael J. and Dhital, Sushil (2015) The interplay of α-amylase and amyloglucosidase activities on the digestion of starch in in vitro enzymic systems. Carbohydrate Polymers, 117 192-200. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.09.043
Dhital, Sushil, Butardo, Vito M., Jobling, Stephen A. and Gidley, Michael J. (2015) Rice starch granule amylolysis - Differentiating effects of particle size, morphology, thermal properties and crystalline polymorph. Carbohydrate Polymers, 115 305-316. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.08.091
Dhital, Sushil, Warren, Frederick J., Zhang, Bin and Gidley, Michael J. (2014) Amylase binding to starch granules under hydrolysing and non-hydrolysing conditions. Carbohydrate Polymers, 113 97-107. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.06.063
Dhital, Sushil, Dolan, Grace, Stokes, Jason R. and Gidley, Michael J. (2014) Enzymatic hydrolysis of starch in the presence of cereal soluble fibre polysaccharides. Food and Function, 5 3: 579-586. doi:10.1039/c3fo60506j
Zhang, Bin, Wang, Kai, Hasjim, Jovin, Li, Enpeng, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Gidley, Michael J. and Dhital, Sushil (2014) Freeze-drying changes the structure and digestibility of B-polymorphic starches. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 62 7: 1482-1491. doi:10.1021/jf405196m
Zhang, Bin, Dhital, Sushil, Flanagan, Bernadine M. and Gidley, Michael J. (2014) Mechanism for starch granule ghost formation deduced from structural and enzyme digestion properties. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 62 3: 760-771. doi:10.1021/jf404697v
Zhang, Bin, Dhital, Sushi and Gidley, Michael J. (2013) Synergistic and antagonistic effects of alpha-amylase and amyloglucosidase on starch digestion. Biomacromolecules, 14 6: 1945-1954. doi:10.1021/bm400332a
Dhital, Sushil, Shelat, Kinnari J., Shresth, Ashok K. and Gidley, Michael J. (2013) Heterogeneity in maize starch granule internal architecture deduced from diffusion of fluorescent dextran probes. Carbohydrate Polymers, 93 2: 365-373. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.12.017
Dhital, Sushil, Lin, Amy Hui-Mei, Hamaker, Bruce R., Gidley, Michael J. and Muniandy, Anbuhkani (2013) Mammalian mucosal alpha-glucosidases coordinate with alpha-amylase in the initial starch hydrolysis stage to have a role in Starch Digestion beyond Glucogenesis. PLoS One, 8 4: e62546.1-e62546.13. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062546
Li, Enpeng, Dhital, Sushil and Hasjim, Jovin (2013) Effects of grain milling on starch structures and flour/starch properties. Starch, 66 1-2: 15-27. doi:10.1002/star.201200224
Hasjim, Jovin, Li, Enpeng and Dhital, Sushil (2013) Milling of rice grains: effects of starch/flour structures on gelatinization and pasting properties. Carbohydrate Polymers, 92 1: 682-690. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.09.023
Zhang, Benshan, Dhital, Sushil, Haque, Enamul and Gidley, Michael J. (2012) Preparation and characterization of gelatinized granular starches from aqueous ethanol treatments. Carbohydrate Polymers, 90 4: 1587-1594. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.07.035
Shrestha, Ashok K., Arcot, Jayashree, Dhital, Sushil and Crennan, Sarah (2012) Effect of biscuit baking conditions on the stability of microencapsulated 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid and their physical properties. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 3 10: 1445-1452. doi:10.4236/fns.2012.310188
Shrestha, Ashok K., Blazek, Jaroslav, Flanagan, Bernadine M., Dhital, Sushil, Larroque, Oscar, Morell, Matthew K., Gilbert, Elliot P. and Gidley, Michael J. (2012) Molecular, mesoscopic and microscopic structure evolution during amylase digestion of maize starch granules. Carbohydrate Polymers, 90 1: 23-33. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.04.041
Hasjim, Jovin, Li, Enpeng and Dhital, Sushil (2012) Milling of rice grains: the roles of starch structures in the solubility and swelling properties of rice flour. Starch, 64 8: 631-645. doi:10.1002/star.201100204
Dhital, Sushil, Shrestha, Ashok K., Hasjim, Jovin and Gidley, Michael J. (2011) Physicochemical and structural properties of maize and potato starches as a function of granule size. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59 18: 10151-10161. doi:10.1021/jf202293s
Li, Enpeng, Hasjim, Jovin, Dhital, Sushil, Godwin, Ian D. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2011) Effect of a gibberellin-biosynthesis inhibitor treatment on the physicochemical properties of sorghum starch. Journal of Cereal Science, 53 3: 328-334. doi:10.1016/j.jcs.2011.02.002
Dhital, Sushil, Shrestha, Ashok K., Flanagan, Bernadine M., Hasjim, Jovin and Gidley Michael J. (2011) Cryo-milling of starch granules leads to differential effects on molecular size and conformation. Carbohydrate Polymers, 84 3: 1133-1140. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.01.002
Dhital, Sushil, Shrestha, Ashok K. and Gidley, Michael J. (2010) Relationship between granule size and in vitro digestibility of maize and potato starches. Carbohydrate Polymers, 82 2: 480-488. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.05.018
Dhital, Sushil, Katawal, Surendra B. and Shrestha, Ashok K. (2010) Formation of resistant starch during processing and storage of instant noodles. International Journal of Food Properties, 13 3: 454-463. doi:10.1080/10942910802627091
Dhital, Sushil, Shrestha, Ashok K. and Gidley, Michael J. (2010) Effect of cryo-milling on starches: Functionality and digestibility. Food Hydrocolloids, 242 2-3: 152-163. doi:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2009.08.013
Conference Papers
Gartaula, Ghanendra, Dhital, Sushil , Pleming, Denise, Netzel, Gabriele and Gidley, Mike (2017). Cell walls isolated from wheat flour differ from pure endosperm cell walls. In: 67th Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, (). 20-22 September 2017.
Gartaula, Ghanendra, Dhital, Sushil , Netzel, Gabriele and Gidley, Mike (2017). Increasing the nutritional functionality of wheat flour. In: Food Structures, Digestion and Health International Conference 2017, Novotel Sydney Central, Sydney, Australia, (). 24-27 October 2017.
Gartaula, Ghanendra, Dhital, Sushil, Flanagan, Bernadine M. and Gidley, Mike (2017). An insight into the composition and properties of wheat endosperm cell walls. In: 2017 AACCI Annual Meeting (Cereals 17), San Diego CA, United States, (). 8-11 October 2017.
Gartaula, Ghanendra, Netzel, Gabriele, Dhital, Sushil and Gidley, Mike (2015). Breakage of cross-links of ferulic acid and the swelling capacity of arabinoxylans. In: 65th Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference, Coogee Beach, Sydney, (). 16-18 September 2015.
Hasjim, Jovin, Li, Enpeng and Dhital, Sushil (2011). Relationship between starch structures in rice flours and solubility of starch molecules in water. In: American Association of Cereal Chemists International, Palm Springs, California, USA, (). October 2011.
Hasjim, Jovin, Li, Enpeng and Dhital, Sushil (2011). Effects of milling processes on starch digestibility of rice flours. In: American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC) International Conference, Palm Springs, CA, United States, (). 16-19 October 2011.
Hasjim, Jovin, Li, Enpeng and Dhital, Sushil (2011). Molecular degradation is not the precondition for increased starch solubility of rice flour. In: 61st Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference, Coolongatta, NSW, Austra, (). 4-8 September 2011.
Hasjim, Jovin, Li, Enpeng and Dhital, Sushil (2011). The roles of starch structure in the digestibility of cooked rice flour. In: 61st Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference, Coolongatta, NSW, Australia, (). 4-8 September 2011.
Williams, B. A., Shelat, K., Hanan, J., Dhital, S. and Gidley, M. J. (2011). An in vitro technique to model digestive behavior of feeds containing soluble fibers. In: 12th International Symposium on Digestive Physiology in Pigs, Keystone, CO, United States, (130-131). 29 May - 1 June 2012.
Li, Enpeng, Hasjim, Jovin, Dhital, Sushil, Godwin, Ian D. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2011). Gibberellin-biosynthesis inhibitor treatment on sorghum plants does not affect the structural properties of the starch. In: Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, (). 11-14 June 2011.
Li, Enpeng, Hasjim, Jovin, Dhital, Sushil, Godwin, Ian D and Gilbert, Robert G (2011). The effects of trinexapac-ethyl treatment on the physicochemical properties of sorghum starch. In: Australian Food Science Summer School, Brisbane, Australia, (). 9-11 February 2011.
Dhital, Sushil, Shrestha, Askok and Gidley, Michael JJ (2009). Effect of cryo-milling on starches: Functionality and digestibility. In: International Congress of Nutrition. 19th International Congress of Nutrition, Bangkok, Thailand, (138-138). 4-9 October 2009. doi:10.1159/000248281
Thesis
Sushil Dhital (2011). Particle Size Affects the Physicochemical Properties and In Vitro Digestibility of Starch Granules PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland.