Modification of biochemical pathways in industrial yeasts

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 1-12

  Hansen, Jørgen ^a   Kielland Brandt, Morten C ^a  

^a CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alloploid; Aroma; Aromatic amino acids; Beer; Branched chain amino acids; Diacetyl; Genome sequencing; Higher alcohols; Hydrogen sulfide; Industrial yeasts; Lagering; Metabolic engineering; Saccharomyces carlsbergensis; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Species hybrid; Sulfite; Sulfur containing amino acids; Terpenes; Wine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

GENETIC CONSTITUTION; INDUSTRIAL YEASTS; METABOLIC PATHWAYS;

YEAST;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES PASTORIANUS;

EID: 0030595056     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(96)01523-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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