CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF MALTING III. PRESENCE OF ACETIC ACID IN STEEPING LIQUORS, AND GERMINATION-INHIBITORY ACTIVITIES OF SIMPLE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

The identification of acetic acid in steeping liquor is described, and the germination-inhibitory activities of acetic acid and of a number of its homologues and related compounds are recorded. Most of the compounds tested showed activities of similar magnitude, but exceptional activity was shown by isobutyric acid and phenylacetic acid; thioglycollic acid showed only feeble activity.