Adaptive evolution of the lager brewing yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus for improved growth under hyperosmotic conditions and its influence on fermentation performance

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 335-349

  Ekberg, Jukka ^a,b   Rautio, Jari ^c   Mattinen, Laura ^c   Vidgren, Virve ^a   Londesborough, John ^a   Gibson, Brian R ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c PlexPress Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Directed evolution; Ethanol tolerance; Gene expression profiling; Osmotic stress; Saccharomyces pastorianus

Indexed keywords

2,3 BUTANEDIONE; ACETYLACETONE; ALCOHOL; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; GLYCOGEN; HEXOSE; TREHALOSE;

ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; BREWING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYPEROSMOTIC STRESS; NONHUMAN; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES PASTORIANUS; STRESS;

ACETATES; ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BEER; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PENTANES; PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; SACCHAROMYCES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SACCHAROMYCES PASTORIANUS;

EID: 84876081257     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1567-1364.12038     Document Type: Article

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