Article: Modification of Standard Enzymatic Protocol to a Cost-Efficient Format for Mixed-Linkage (1[arrow right]3,1[arrow right]4)-[beta]-D-Glucan Measurement

ABSTRACT

The current enzymatic assay approach (AACC International Approved Method 32-23) for the measurement of mixed-linkage β-glucan in small grains was modified to a cost-efficient and high-throughput format without compromising the accuracy of the results. Ten barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genotypes used in the study represented a wide range of β-glucan content levels. A reduced reaction volume is used in the new protocol to adapt to a 96-well plate format. The volume of key components lichenase and β-glucosidase were reduced to 25% of the volume required in the original protocol and the cost per sample was reduced to 22% of that in the original protocol. Labor cost was ...

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