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The flocculation of wine yeasts: biochemical and morphological characteristics in Kloeckera apiculata.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - 1 Apr 1996
Suzzi G, Romano P, Westall F, Vannini L
Abstract excerpt
The floc-forming ability of flocculent strains of Kloeckera apiculata, isolated from musts, was tested for susceptibility to proteinase and sugar treatments. Three different flocculation phenotypes were discriminated by protease digestion, whereas the inhibition of flocculation by sugars distinguished two definite patterns: one mechanism of flocculation involved a galactose-specific protein and the other a...
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