Inactivation of MET10 in brewer's yeast specifically increases SO2 formation during beer production.

doi:10.1038/nbt1196-1587

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Inactivation of MET10 in brewer's yeast specifically increases SO2 formation during beer production.

Nature biotechnology - 1 Nov 1996

Hansen J, Kielland-Brandt M C

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Sulfite is widely used as an antioxidant in food production. In beer brewing, sulfite has the additional role of stabilizing the flavor by forming adducts with aldehydes. Inadequate amounts of sulfite are sometimes produced by brewer's yeasts, so means of controlling the sulfite production are de...

Topics

Alleles
Beer
Fermentation
Gene Deletion
Genes, Fungal
Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Sulfur Dioxide

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