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WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 3, Pages 311-315Publisher
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023666510737
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae; secondary compounds; tetrad analysis; wine fermentation; yeast selection
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One hundred and fifteen Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from Aglianico del Vulture, a red wine produced in Southern Italy, were characterized for the production of some secondary compounds involved in the aroma and taste of alcoholic beverages. The strains exhibited a uniform behaviour in the production levels of n-propanol, active amyl alcohol and ethyl acetate, whereas isobutanol, isoamyl alcohol and acetaldehyde were formed with a wide variability. Only five strains produced wines close to the reference Aglianico del Vulture wine for the traits considered. Of these, two strains were selected, underwent to tetrad analysis and the single spore cultures were tested in grape must fermentation. The progeny of one strain showed a significant metabolic variability, confirming the necessity to test starter cultures for the segregation of traits of technological interest. Our findings suggest the selection of specific strains for specific fermentations as a function of the vine variety characteristics in order to take the major advantage from the combination grape must/S. cerevisiae strain.
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