Overexpression of vacuolar H+-ATPase-related genes in bottom-fermenting yeast enhances ethanol tolerance and fermentation rates during high-gravity fermentation
Overexpression of vacuolar H+-ATPase-related genes in bottom-fermenting yeast enhances ethanol tolerance and fermentation rates during high-gravity fermentation
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DOI:
10.1002/jib.32
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发表时间:
2012-01-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Shima, Jun
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作者:
Hasegawa, Sonoko;Ogata, Tomoo;Shima, Jun
Vacuolar W-ATPase (V-ATPase) is thought to play a role in stress tolerance. In this study it was found that bottom-fermenting yeast strains, in which the V-ATPase-related genes DBF2, VMA41/CYS4/NHS5 and RAV2 were overexpressed, exhibited stronger ethanol tolerance than the parent strain and showed increased fermentation rates in a high-sugar medium simulating high-gravity fermentation. Among the strains examined, the DBF2-overexpressing bottom-fermenting yeast strain exhibited the highest ethanol tolerance and fermentation rate in YPM20 medium. Using this strain, high-gravity fermentation was performed by adding sugar to the wort, which led to increased fermentation rates and yeast viability compared with the parent strain. These findings indicate that V-ATPase is a stress target in high-gravity fermentation and suggests that enhancing the V-ATPase activity increases the ethanol tolerance of bottom-fermenting yeast, thereby improving the fermentation rate and cell viability under high-gravity conditions. Copyright (c) 2012 The Institute of Brewing & Distilling