Isolation and characterization of sake yeast mutants deficient in γ-aminobutyric acid utilization in sake brewing

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 412-418

  Takahashi, Toshinari ^a   Furukawa, Akihisa ^a   Hara, Shodo ^a   Mizoguchi, Haruhiko ^a  

^a Kiku Masamune Sake Brewing Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Sake yeast; UGA1; UGA2; aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

BREWERIES; DNA SEQUENCES; ENZYMES; MUTAGENESIS; NITROGEN;

MUTANTS; WILD-TYPE STRAINS;

YEAST;

2 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; NITROGEN; SUCCINATE SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BREWING; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUNGUS MUTANT; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECIES COMPARISON; YEAST;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 3242774800     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(04)70228-5     Document Type: Review

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