Function and regulation of yeast genes involved in higher alcohol and ester metabolism during beverage fermentation

European Food Research and Technology

Volumn 233, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 721-729

  Procopio, S ^a   Qian, F ^a   Becker, T ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Flavor profiling; Gene expression; Regulatory effects; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ESTER SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION MEDIA; FERMENTED BEVERAGES; FUSEL ALCOHOLS; HIGHER ALCOHOL SYNTHESIS; HIGHER ALCOHOLS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REGULATORY EFFECTS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; S.CEREVISIAE; SUBSTRATE COMPOSITION; VOLATILE AROMA COMPOUNDS; YEAST FERMENTATION;

BEVERAGES; ESTERIFICATION; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; PHYSIOLOGY; YEAST;

ESTERS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 80255136348     PISSN: 14382377     EISSN: 14382385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00217-011-1567-9     Document Type: Review

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