Hydrolysis of wheat starch and its effect on the Falling Number procedure: Experimental observations

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-24

  Chang, Shih Ying ^a,c   Delwiche, Stephen R ^b   Wang, Nam Sun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Analect Instruments   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzymatic hydrolysis; Falling Number; Sprout damage; Starch Viscosity

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BARLEY; HYDROLYSIS; MALT; STARCH; WHEAT;

EID: 0033047017     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199901)79:1<19::AID-JSFA160>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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