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Determination of amino acids in wheat and barley by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Williams, P.C.

Determination of amino acids in wheat and barley by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy - 1984 - Printed

charts. Includes 8 references

A study evaluated the utility of 2 research near-infrared reflectance (NIR) spectrometers and a commercial NIR spectrometer for the rapid screening analysis of 4 "limiting" amino acids in wheat, and up to 14 amino acids in barley. Spectral signals were recorded on 1 computerized research NIR spectrometer as log 1/R and transformed to the second-derivative of the signals for data analysis. This approach led to acceptable accuracies for the 4 wheat amino acids examined. For barley, high accuracy analysis was obtained for 13 amino acids using the other 2 NIR spectrometers with a first-derivative analysis method. NIR spectroscopy may be useful in amino acid analysis in plant-breeding studies, and in the food and feed industries for food analysis and protein quality evaluation. (wz)


English

0022-1147


Barley hordeum spp.
Food composition
Proteins, amides and amino acids
Wheat triticum spp.

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