Chukwura, E.N. and Muller, H.G. (1982) Effect of Tannic Acid on a Low Tannin African Sorghum Variety in Relation to Carbohydrate and Amylase. Journal of Food Science, 47 (4). pp. 1380-1381.
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Abstract
The effect of concentrations of 0-3% tannic acid on root growth, starch, soluble carbohydrate and alpha and beta amylase was determined during germination of a low tannin sorghum variety. At higher concentrations of tannic acid root growth was suppressed. Starch degradation and accumulation of soluble carbohydrates were reduced and both alpha and beta amylase synthesis was decreased. This suggests that tannins retard starch degradation indirectly by inhibiting the synthesis of starch hydrolytic enzymes during germination.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Procter Department of Food Science, University of Leeds, Leeds LS29JT, England |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Plant Protection |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Library ICRISAT-InfoSAT |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2012 11:48 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2012 11:48 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1982.tb07692... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/4167 |
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