Abstract
The β-glucosidase activities of 20 wine-related non-Sac charromyces yeasts were quantified, characterized, and assessed for their efficiency in releasing aroma-enhancing compounds during the winemaking process. Of these enzymatic activities, the β-glucosidase activity of Debaryomyces pseudopolymorphus revealed the most suitable combination of properties in terms of functionality at wine pH, resistance to wine-associated inhibitory compounds (glucose, ethanol, and sulfur dioxide), high subrate affinity, and large aglycone-substrate recognition. Its potential as a wine aroma-enhancing enzyme was confirmed by the significantly increasing concentrations of free volatiles (citronellol, nerol, and geraniol) during the fermentation of Chardonnay juice inoculated with both D. pseudopolymorphus and a widely used commercial starter culture strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae, VIN13.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2564-2569 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Food Science |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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