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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2002
Kazuyoshi Takeda, Kurashiki-shi, JP;
Takafumi Kaneko, Nitta-gun, JP;
Makoto Kihara, Nitta-gun, JP;
Takashi Asakura, Nitta-gun, JP;
Kazutoshi Ito, Nitta-gun, JP;
Kazuyoshi Takeda, Kurashiki-shi, JP;
Takafumi Kaneko, Nitta-gun, JP;
Makoto Kihara, Nitta-gun, JP;
Takashi Asakura, Nitta-gun, JP;
Kazutoshi Ito, Nitta-gun, JP;
Sapporo Breweries Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of selecting a barley variety comprising: a heat treatment step of heat-treating a crude enzyme solution extracted from a seed of a barley (e.g., at 57.5° C. for 30 minutes); an activity-determining step of determining the enzyme activity of β-amylase in the crude enzyme solution heat-treated; and a selection step of selecting the barley variety containing a β-amylase having a residual activity of from 85 to 90% as a result of the activity determination.