title: [Effect of alkylbenzenes on malting processes].
abstract: It has been shown that one of alkyl hydroxybenzenes, C7-AHB, can be used in malting for regulating barley growth. Depending on concentration (0.01-1.0%) and duration (10 min to 6 h), treatment of barley with a C7-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 C7-AHB concentration improves malt quality by increasing both the degree of its saccharification and protein dissolution.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117312 Russia. irina.ste@rambler.ru
authors.forename: I Iu
authors.initials: IIu
authors.lastname: Stepanenko
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Smirnova
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Shanenko
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: El-Registan
mesh_terms: D000688:Amylose / Q000378:metabolism; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D001467:Hordeum / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D019800:Phenol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012639:Seeds / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D019800:Phenol; D000688:Amylose; D010450:Endopeptidases