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diastasic

  • a variation of diastatic.
    diastatic
  • a word derived from diastase.
    diastase
    an enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose, then dextrose, and is present in malt.

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On the other hand, a damp flour dried too quickly and at too great a heat is liable to be made more instead of less susceptible to diastasic changes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

The strong diastasic action of the cerealin, inevitable in fermentation, is entirely avoided.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

During the South African War of 1899-1902 the British army supply department had a practical proof of the diastasic action of branny particles in flour.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

Its gluten is immature and low in percentage, while the soluble albuminoids are in high percentage and in a more or less active diastasic state.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

We may hope that the further study of catalysis, a purely physico-chemical phenomenon, may throw more light on the mechanism of diastasic fermentation, which is essentially a vital reaction.

From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc

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