Functional expression of the DUR3 gene in a wine yeast strain to minimize ethyl carbamate in chardonnay wine

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 537-541

  Dahabieh, Matthew S ^a   Husnik, John I ^b   van Vuuren, Hennie J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Phyterra Yeast   (Canada)

Author keywords

DUR3; Ethyl carbamate; Urea; Wine

Indexed keywords

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VITACEAE;

EID: 71049139306     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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