[Effect of alkylbenzenes on malting processes].
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.
Stepanenko
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Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117312 Russia. irina.ste@rambler.ru
Smirnova
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Shanenko
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El-Registan
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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
D019800:Phenol; D000688:Amylose; D010450:Endopeptidases