modification References modification chemical reaction Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: beer/ GerminationThese enzymatic reactions are called modification. The more germination proceeds, the greater the modification. Overmodification leads to malting loss, in which rootlet growth and plant respiration reduce the weight of the grain. Read MoreThese enzymatic reactions are called modification. The more germination proceeds, the greater the modification. Overmodification leads to malting loss, in which rootlet growth and plant respiration reduce the weight of the grain. Read More