| Abstract: | The β-D-glucan of whole grains of four sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) varieties grown in Nigeria, unlike those of barley, is not significantly reduced during malting. Pentosan level, while enhanced in barley (Hordeum rulgare L) during the same period, dropped in sorghum. Apparently sorghums have very low β-D-glucan degrading endo β 1–3,1-4 glucanase activity as observed from their failure to hydrolyse their isolated endosperm cell walls and barley β-D-glucan extracted in water at 40°C. |
