Magnesium as a stress-protectant for industrial strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 109-113

  Walker, Graeme M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethanol toxicity; Magnesium ions; Temperature stress; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PRODUCTION; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; DISTILLATION; FUNGAL GROWTH; MAGNESIUM; MICROBE METABOLISM; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY;

EID: 0032421106     PISSN: 03610470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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