Effect of Anaerobic Treatment on Carbohydrate-Hydrolytic Enzyme Activities and Free Amino Acid Contents in Barley Malt

  • Yun, Song-Joong (Faculty of Biological Resources Science, College of Agriculture, Institute of Biology and Genetics, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Choi, Kyeong-Gu (Faculty of Biological Resources Science, College of Agriculture) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Key (Faculty of Biological Resources Science, College of Agriculture)
  • Published : 1998.03.01

Abstract

Effects of acute anoxia on carbohydrate hydrolytic enzyme activities and free amino acid contents in malt were examined. Malts were prepared with barley grains germinated for 7 days which contained the highest levels of amylolytic and(1-3,1-4)-$\beta$-glucanase activities. $\alpha$-Amylase and $\beta$-amylase activities in malts were not significantly affected by anoxia for 5 or 10 h.(1-3,1-4)-$\beta$-Glucanase activity, however, decreased about 7 to 10% by anoxia for 5 or 10 h. Alanine and $\gamma$-aminobutyric acid content changed drastically. Alanine contents in malts increased by 2.2- and 2-fold, and $\gamma$-aminobutyric acid contents by 1.4- and 1.9-fold under anoxia for 5 and 10 h, respectively.

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