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INFLUENCE OF CELL WALL STRUCTURE IN ENZYMIC BREAKDOWN OF THE ENDOSPERM OF GERMINATED BARLEY
Author(s) -
Palmer G. H.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1987.tb04484.x
Subject(s) - endosperm , plasmodesma , aleurone , cell wall , germination , cell , enzyme , botany , chemistry , biochemistry , biophysics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Microscopic studies show that the endosperm cell walls are fragmented and degraded by aleurone‐secreted enzymes during malting. It is proposed, tentatively, that the degree of enzymic breakdown of the cell walls may be related, in part, to the distribution of plasmodesmata in the cell wall.