TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative studies of the development of endosperm-degrading enzymes in malting sorghum and barley
AU - Etokakpan, O. U.
AU - Palmer, G. H.
PY - 1990/12
Y1 - 1990/12
N2 - The endosperm cell walls of barley are degraded extensively during malting whilst those of sorghum are not. Malting barley produced endo-ß-1,3:1,4-glucanase, endo-ß-1,3-glucanase and pentosanase in large quantities. In contrast, malting sorghum developed mainly endo-ß-1,3-glucanase and pentosanase. Although the limited break-down of the endosperm cell walls of sorghum may reflect sub-optimal activities of ß-glucanases, such as endo-ß-1,3:1,4-glucanases, it is possible that the highly intractable nature of the cell walls and their high protein content (approx. 60%) may contribute to the low susceptibility of sorghum endosperm cell walls to enzymic degradation during malting. © 1990 Rapid Communications of Oxford Ltd.
AB - The endosperm cell walls of barley are degraded extensively during malting whilst those of sorghum are not. Malting barley produced endo-ß-1,3:1,4-glucanase, endo-ß-1,3-glucanase and pentosanase in large quantities. In contrast, malting sorghum developed mainly endo-ß-1,3-glucanase and pentosanase. Although the limited break-down of the endosperm cell walls of sorghum may reflect sub-optimal activities of ß-glucanases, such as endo-ß-1,3:1,4-glucanases, it is possible that the highly intractable nature of the cell walls and their high protein content (approx. 60%) may contribute to the low susceptibility of sorghum endosperm cell walls to enzymic degradation during malting. © 1990 Rapid Communications of Oxford Ltd.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF01202124
DO - 10.1007/BF01202124
M3 - Article
C2 - 24430142
SN - 0959-3993
VL - 6
SP - 408
EP - 417
JO - World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology
JF - World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology
IS - 4
ER -