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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2022
Applicant:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Akinbode A. Adedeji, Lexington, KY (US);
Al Fadhl Y. Al Khaled, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12C 1/047 (2006.01); C12C 1/067 (2006.01); C12C 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12C 1/047 (2013.01); C12C 1/067 (2013.01); C12C 1/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to methods to increase hydrolytic enzyme activity in a barley grain. The methods include application of photon energy to barley grain during the germination period of a malting process. The applied photon energy causes a stress to the barley grain that is sufficient to increase enzymatic levels and/or reduce the germination period.