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US 4,670,274 AGranted
Process for controlling the germination of malting barley
AssigneesKobanyai Sorgyar, Kozponti Elelmiszeripari Kutato Intezet
InventorsPiroska Ress, Istvan Kiss, Geza Miltenyi, Antal Strahl, Imre Petro, Jozsef Farkas, Peter Biacs, Istvanne Kozma, Istvan Debreczeny
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Abstract
The present invention relates to controlling germination of barley in the malting process. More particularly, the invention relates to the treatment of malting barley by ionizing radiation prior to the malting process.
Claims1
A method of germinating barley in a malting process, comprising the steps of:
- irradiating air-dried barley with a dose of 0.05 to 0.15 kGy of ionizing radiation to selectively stimulate peptidase enzymatic activity;
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- within 7 days steeping the irradiated barley to induce germination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.