Characterization of glycolytic activities from non-Saccharomyces yeasts isolated from Bobal musts

J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2011 Feb;38(2):347-54. doi: 10.1007/s10295-010-0780-z. Epub 2010 Jul 22.

Abstract

A large number of non-Saccharomyces yeasts were isolated from grapes of Bobal variety and identified according to their physiological and molecular characteristics. The yeasts were tested to determine the presence of β-glucosidase, β-xylosidase, α-arabinosidase, and α-rhamnosidase activities and five isolates were selected. All enzymatic activities were induced by the presence of glycosides as the only carbon source in the medium, which seems to be a characteristic of the yeast isolate, and were characterized according to different parameters of enological interest.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Edetic Acid / pharmacology
  • Enzyme Activation / drug effects
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Ethanol / pharmacology
  • Fungal Proteins / metabolism*
  • Glucose / pharmacology
  • Glycolysis*
  • Glycosides / metabolism
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Spain
  • Temperature
  • Vitis / microbiology*
  • Xylans / metabolism
  • Yeasts / drug effects
  • Yeasts / enzymology*
  • Yeasts / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Glycosides
  • Xylans
  • Ethanol
  • Edetic Acid
  • Glucose