Yeast

Yeast 2015; 32: 289–300.

Published online 4 November 2014 in Wiley Online Library

(wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/yea.3041

 

 

Joanna Berlowska*, Dorota Kregiel and Katarzyna Rajkowska

 

Abstract

  We investigated the genetic, biochemical, fermentative and physiological characteristics of brewery yeast strains and performed a hierarchical cluster analysis to evaluate their similarity. We used five different ale and lager yeast strains, originating from different European breweries and deposited at the National Collection of Yeast Cultures (UK). Ale and lager strains exhibited different genomic properties, but their assimilation profiles and pyruvate decarboxylase activities corresponded to their species classifications. The activity of another enzyme, succinate dehydrogenase, varied between different brewing strains. Our results confirmed that ATP and glycogen content, and the activity of the key metabolic enzymes succinate dehydrogenase and pyruvate decarboxylase,may be good general indicators of cell viability. However, the genetic properties, physiology and fermentation capacity of different brewery yeasts are unique to individual strains.

Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keywords: yeasts; genetics; assimilation; ATP; enzymatic activity; glycogen

 

 

指導教授:徐堯煇、王敏盈 教授

 

報告序號:20191115-2

 

組員:生技碩二 沈東延

  生技碩一 陳逸樺