FACTORS INFLUENCING DIASTASE FORMATION 



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of moisture control permits the grains to take up a much larger 

 quantity of water than was possible with the vapor tension 

 method. The quantity of water taken up by the grains from a 

 saturated solution of LiCl in 2 hours time is over 4 times that 



TABLE 7 

 Comparison of the water content and diastase activity 



taken up when suspended above a saturated solution of CaCl 2 

 maintained at a temperature of 25°C. 



The results, table 7, clearly show that diastase formation in 

 the barley grain is markedly affected by water content and by 

 temperature. 



