Cereal Chem 52:356 - 360.  |  VIEW ARTICLE
Lysine and Tryptophan Increases During Germination of Maize Seed.

C. Y. Tsai, A. Dalby, and R. A. Jones. Copyright 1975 by the American Association of Cereal Chemists, Inc. 

During the germination of normal maize, increases in the concentration of lysine and tryptophan and decreases in the protein zein occur. Germination may thus offer a method for converting nutritionally poor- quality plant protein to a higher quality for human and animal use.