125th anniversary review: Yeast flocculation and sedimentation in brewing

Journal of the Institute of Brewing

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 475-487

  Vidgren, Virve ^a   Londesborough, John ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brewer's yeast; FLO genes; Flo1; Flocculation; NewFlo; PYF; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; FERMENTATION; FLOCCULATION; GENES; SEDIMENTATION;

BREWER'S YEASTS; CELL SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FLO1; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; NEWFLO; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS;

YEAST;

EID: 84857932880     PISSN: 00469750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2011.tb00495.x     Document Type: Review

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