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Genetics and Improvement of Barley Malt Quality pp 190–237Cite as

The Role of Endosperm Cell Walls in Barley Malting Quality

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Part of the book series: Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China ((ATSTC))

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The cell walls of the starchy endosperm of barley are relatively minor components of the grain in comparison to starch and protein, but exert considerable influence over many malting quality characteristics. Wall components such as (1,3;1,4)-β-D-gmcans, which are commonly but less precisely known as mixed linkage β-glucans, can have direct and often detrimental effects on various processes in the brewery and on the quality and shelf life of the final beer. The same wall components can have indirect effects on other quality characteristics, such as malt extract and fermentability. The undesirable nature of many of these direct and indirect effects has led breeders, maltsters and brewers to develop precise assays to monitor levels of (1,3;1,4)-β-D-glucans in barley grain and malt, and in many cases to select against high levels of this polysaccharide. While commercial interest in endosperm cell wall components has been focused on (1,3;1,4)-β-D-glucans, the walls contain other components that have similar chemical and physicochemical properties and which merit further attention in the context of malting quality of barley. Here, we will examine the properties and roles of all components of barley endosperm walls in malting quality and relate these to the biological functions of cell walls in grain development and germination. There is a good deal of information available on the physiology and enzymology of wall degradation in germinated barley grain, but only recently have we been able to identify enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of key wall constituents.

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Burton, R.A., Collins, H.M., Fincher, G.B. (2009). The Role of Endosperm Cell Walls in Barley Malting Quality. In: Zhang, G., Li, C. (eds) Genetics and Improvement of Barley Malt Quality. Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01279-2_7

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