Effect of Alkyl Hydroxybenzenes on Malting Processes

It has been shown that one of the alkyl hydroxybenzenes, C^sub 7^-AHB, can be used in malting for regulating barley growth. Depending on concentration (0.01-1.0%) and duration (from 10 min to 6 h), treatment of barley with a C^sub 7^-AHB solution stimulates embryo development (0.01-0.02%) or suppres...

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Published in:Applied biochemistry and microbiology 2004-01, Vol.40 (1), p.71-75
Main Authors: Stepanenko, I. Yu, Smirnova, E. A., Shanenko, E. F., El'-Registan, G. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barley
Enzymatic activity
Enzymes
Food science
Hordeum vulgare
Hydrocarbons
Microbiology
Proteins
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Summary:It has been shown that one of the alkyl hydroxybenzenes, C^sub 7^-AHB, can be used in malting for regulating barley growth. Depending on concentration (0.01-1.0%) and duration (from 10 min to 6 h), treatment of barley with a C^sub 7^-AHB solution stimulates embryo development (0.01-0.02%) or suppresses the growth of vegetative organs (>0.5%) and modulates enzyme activities in germinating grains. Stimulation of the activities of the amylolytic and protein-proteinase complexes in barley depending on the C^sub 7^-AHB concentration improves malt quality by increasing both the degree of its saccharification and protein dissolution.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0003-6838
1608-3024
DOI:10.1023/B:ABIM.0000010357.74434.4c