High expression of unsaturated fatty acid synthesis gene OLE 1 in sake yeasts

Gene Filters and Northern blot analysis revealed that the sake yeast strain Kyokai no. 7 (K 7) showed a higher expression level of OLE 1, which encodes a Delta-9 fatty acid desaturase gene, compared with the laboratory yeast strain X 2180-1A. Other sake yeasts also showed a high expression level of OLE 1. Unsaturated fatty acid concentrations in strain K 7 are higher than that in strain X 2180-1A, suggesting that the higher expression level of OLE 1 in sake yeasts increases the unsaturated fatty acid content in the cell membrane. Experiments using OLE 1 promoter:lacZ fusion reporter genes revealed that both the cis element of the OLE 1 promoter and trans factors are involved in the increased expression of OLE 1 in sake yeasts.     

Cloning, sequence analysis and overexpression of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae endopolygalacturonase-encoding gene (PGL1)

Only a few yeast strains produce pectin-degrading enzymes such as pectin esterases and depolymerases (hydrolases and lyases). Strain SCPP is the only known Saccharomyces strain to produce these pectinases. One of these pectolytic enzymes. PGL1-encoded endopolygalacturonase (EC 3.2.1.15), hydrolyses the alpha-1,4-glycosidic bonds within the rhamnogalacturonan chains in pectic substances. This paper presents the cloning and sequencing of the first S. cerevisiae gene involved in pectin degradation. Few differences were found between the two deduced amino acid sequences encoded by PGL1-1 from a pectolytic (PG+) strain (SCPP) and PGL1-2 from a non-pectolytic (PG-) strain (X2180-1B). Similarities were found with other polygalacturonases from plants and other microorganisms. Of the two S. cerevisiae genes, only the one isolated from strain SCPP was able, by overexpression, to confer endopolygalacturonase activity to a laboratory strain of S. cerevisiae. Overexpression of PGL1-1 gene in a non-pectolytic strain resulted in halo formation on polygalacturonic acid-containing agar plates stained with ruthenium red.     

Homing at an extragenic locus mediated by VDE (PI-SceI) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

PI-SceI (VDE), a homing endonuclease with protein splicing activity, is a genomic parasite in the VMA1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In a heterozygous diploid of the VDE-less VMA1 allele and a VDE-containing VMA1 allele, VDE specifically cleaves its recognition sequence (VRS) in the VDE-less VMA1 allele at meiosis, followed by 'homing', i.e. a conversion to a VDE-containing allele. We found that upon VDE expression, homing of a marker gene at an extragenic locus occurs only when a 45 bp element containing the VRS is inserted at its allelic site, while mutants of VDE with no endonuclease activity lack authentic extragenic homing activity. Thus, both the VRS and VDE are required for homing. Insertion of the VRS in a homozygous diploid significantly lowered the spore germination ability, indicating that a template for gene repair at its allelic locus is essential for efficient homing and survival of yeast cells.     

接种不同嗜杀特性的酿酒酵母对赤霞珠发酵中酵母多样性的影响

以赤霞珠葡萄为原料,分别接种不同嗜杀特性的酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)菌株NXU17-26(中性)、UCD522(敏感菌株)和UCD2610(嗜杀菌株),并以自然发酵为对照,研究各菌株对赤霞珠葡萄酒的发酵特征及发酵中酵母菌多样性的影响。结果表明,接种发酵在启酵和发酵速度上显著快于自然发酵。WLN培养基将分离到的480株酵母菌鉴定为7种类型,26S rDNA D1/D2序列分析进一步将其鉴定为4属5种:葡萄汁有孢汉逊酵母(Hanseniaspora uvarum)、克鲁维毕赤酵母(Pichia kluyveri)、伯顿丝孢毕赤酵母(Hyphopichia burtonii)、S.cerevisiae、库徳毕赤酵母(Pichiakudriavzevii)。这4属5种的酵母均存在于自然发酵中,而接种发酵中仅有H.uvarum和S.cerevisiae两种酵母,接种发酵中酵母菌多样性较低。Interdelta指纹图谱分析表明,所接种的酿酒酵母菌株是相应发酵中的优势菌株:接种中性酵母NXU17-26的发酵中,NXU17-26的基因型占比为63.46%;接种敏感菌株...     

Characterization of the cytochrome c gene from the starch-fermenting yeast Schwanniomyces occidentalis and its expression in Baker's yeast

A cytochrome c protein gene, CYC10, of the dextran- and starch-fermenting yeast, Schwanniomyces occidentalis was cloned and characterized. The DNA sequence was determined, and the predicted amino acid sequence of the protein-coding region shares close homologies to the cytochrome c genes. A S. occidentalis strain with a disruption of the gene revealed that CYC10 was the only functional cytochrome c protein-encoding gene in S. occidentalis, unlike the two cytochrome c protein genes (CYC1 and CYC7) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The CYC10 gene was oxygen-induced but not subject to catabolite repression. The expression of the CYC10 gene was studied in the heterologous yeast S. cerevisiae. The oxygen induction of the gene was found to be identical to that of the CYC1 gene, indicating that these two genes share similar or closely related cis- and trans-acting oxygen regulatory elements. However, the CYC10 gene was glucose repressed in S. cerevisiae strains; a phenomenon which was not observed in the native S. occidentalis cells. Search in the 5' untranslated region of the CYC10 gene revealed some homologies at -425 to -405 to UAS1 of the S. cerevisiae CYC1 gene. A deletion of a segment of upstream region including this sequence abolished expression in S. cerevisiae. Finally the phylogenetic relationships of different yeasts and fungi were determined based upon the amino acid sequences of the cytochrome c proteins. These relationships do not completely agree with classical divisions.     

3株哈密瓜酒酵母的分子生物学鉴定

通过对从哈密瓜酒生产中分离获得的3株哈密瓜酒酵母进行发酵性能分析,发现其中1株发酵异常.采用26S rDNA D1/D2区序列分析法对酵母进行分子鉴定,经序列比对及构建系统发育树分析,得出1号和3号酵母为酿酒酵母,与酿酒酵母模式菌株序列相似性在99％以上;2号酵母鉴定为高里毕赤酵母,与高里毕赤酵母(Pichia guilliermondii)相似性为99％.进一步对3株酵母的同源序列与其他种之间的发育关系进行了分析,发现有很好的相似度,表明26S rDNA D1/D2区域序列分析方法能够应用于酿酒酵母的分子生物学鉴定,并可以作为生产中酵母污染检测的工具.     

Significance of yeasts in the fermentation of maize for ogi production

Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida krusei, C. tropicalis, Geotrichum candidum, G. fermentans and Rhodotorula graminis were isolated during the fermentation of maize for ogi production. All the isolates except Geotrichum fermentans and Rhodotorula graminis were able to degrade phytate. All the yeasts strains exhibited lipase and esterase activities. Only S. cerevisiae (2.60%) and C. krusei (7.41%) exhibited amylase activities. Candida sp. produced wider zone of inhibition than the other yeasts strains tested during lipase activity while S. cerevisiae strains produced significantly wider zone of clearing as compared to the other yeasts for esterase activities. The study of inter-relationships between Lactobacillus plantarum and yeasts (C. krusei and S. cerevisiae) showed that the growth of the yeast strains were enhanced during fermentation by the presence of the lactic acid bacteria, but the growth of the L. plantarum strain was significantly enhanced especially by the C. krusei.     

多粮浓香型白酒生产过程中可培养酵母菌多样性分析与优质功能菌筛选

分析多粮浓香型白酒生产过程中可培养酵母菌多样性,基于ITS rDNA序列构建其系统发育树对其进行鉴定,筛选优质酿酒功能酵母菌,并考察其发酵特性。结果表明,共分离出43株酵母菌,分为12种形态类型,编号为WY1～WY12,其中,菌株WY2、WY6、WY9为库德里阿兹威（氏）毕赤酵母（Pichia kudriavzevii）;菌株WY1、WY3为酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）;菌株WY4为海洋嗜杀酵母（Wickerhamomyces anomalus）;菌株WY5为扣囊复膜酵母菌（Saccharomycopsis fibuligera）;菌株WY7为拜氏接合酵母（Zygosaccharomyces bailii）;菌株WY8为葡萄牙棒孢酵母（Clavispora lusitaniae）;菌株WY10为季也蒙毕赤酵母（Galactomyces geotrichum）;菌株WY11、WY12为罗伦隐球酵母（Cryptococcus laurentii）。功能酵母菌筛选结果表明,扣囊复膜酵母菌（S. fibuligera）WY5-1和酿酒酵母（S. cerevisiae）WY3-2具有良好的产乙醇特性;库德里阿兹威氏毕赤酵母（Pichia kudriavzevii）WY6-3和WY9-2具有良好的产酯特性、温度和pH耐受性,为浓香型白酒的工业生产中菌株的选择提供了更多可能。     

A nuclear-encoded intein in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans.

We have used comparative sequence analysis to identify an intein-like sequence (protein splicing element) present in Cryptococcus neoformans, a fungal pathogen of humans. The sequence encoding this element is present in the C. neoformans PRP8 gene, as an in-frame insertion relative to the PRP8 genes of other organisms. It contains sequences similar to those of the protein-splicing domains of two previously described yeast inteins (in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida tropicalis), although it lacks any recognizable internal endonuclease domain. The Cryptococcus neoformans intein (Cne PRP8) is only the second to be found in a eukaryote nuclear genome; the previously described yeast inteins occur at the same site in the VMA gene homologues of S. cerevisiae and C. tropicalis. The host gene of the Cryptococcus intein, PRP8, encodes a highly conserved mRNA splicing protein found as part of the spliceosome. The Cne PRP8 intein may be a useful drug target in addressing the cryptococcal infections so prevalent in AIDS patients.     

Alcohols, esters and heavy sulphur compounds production by pure and mixed cultures of apiculate wine yeasts

Strains of Hanseniaspora uvarum, Hanseniaspora guilliermondii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae were used as pure or mixed starter cultures in commercial medium, in order to compare their kinetic parameters and fermentation patterns. In pure and mixed cultures, yeasts presented similar ethanol yield and productivity. Pure cultures of H. uvarum and S. cerevisiae showed a specific growth rate of 0.38 h(-1); however, this value decreased when these yeasts were grown in mixed cultures with H. guilliermondii. The specific growth rate of pure cultures of H. guilliermondii was 0.41 h(-1) and was not affected by growth of other yeasts. H. guilliermondii was found to be the best producer of 2-phenylethyl acetate and 2-phenylethanol in both pure and mixed cultures. In pure cultures, H. uvarum led to the highest contents of heavy sulphur compounds, but H. guilliermondii and S. cerevisiae produced similar levels of methionol and 2-methyltetrahydrothiophen-3-one. Growth of apiculate yeasts in mixed cultures with S. cerevisiae led to amounts of 3-methylthiopropionic acid, acetic acid-3-(methylthio)propyl ester and 2-methyltetrahydrothiophen-3-one similar to those obtained in a pure culture of S. cerevisiae; however, growth of apiculate yeasts increased methionol contents of fermented media.     

Heavy sulphur compounds, higher alcohols and esters production profile of Hanseniaspora uvarum and Hanseniaspora guilliermondii grown as pure and mixed cultures in grape must

Hanseniaspora guilliermondii and Hanseniaspora uvarum were tested in grape must fermentations as pure and mixed starter cultures with Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In pure cultures, the specific growth rates found were 0.29 h(-1) for H. uvarum, 0.23 h(-1) for H. guilliermondii and 0.18 h(-1) for S. cerevisiae. No significant differences were observed between these values and those obtained in mixed cultures. Results presented in this work show that growth of apiculate yeasts during the first days of fermentation enhances the production of desirable compounds, such as esters, and may not have a negative influence on the production of higher alcohols and undesirable heavy sulphur compounds. Growth of apiculate yeasts reduced the total content of higher alcohols in wines, when compared to those produced by a pure culture of S. cerevisiae. Furthermore, the highest levels of 2-phenylethyl acetate were obtained when H. guilliermondii was inoculated in grape musts, whereas H. uvarum increased the isoamyl acetate content of wines. Apiculate yeasts produced high amounts of ethyl acetate; however, the level of this compound decreased in mixed cultures of apiculate yeasts and S. cerevisiae. When S. cerevisiae was used as a starter culture, wines showed higher concentrations of glycerol, 2-phenylethanol and ethyl hexanoate. In mixed cultures of apiculate yeasts and S. cerevisiae, wines presented amounts of methionol, acetic acid-3-(methylthio)propyl ester, 4-(methylthio)-1-butanol, 2-mercaptoethanol and cis-2-methyltetrahydro-thiophen-3-ol similar to those produced by a pure culture of S. cerevisiae. An increase in the amounts of 3-(ethylthio)-1-propanol, trans-2-methyltetrahydro-thiophen-3-ol and 3-mercapto-1-propanol was obtained in wines produced from mixed cultures with H. guilliermondii.     

Rhizopus oligosporus and yeast co-cultivation during barley tempeh fermentation--nutritional impact and real-time PCR quantification of fungal growth dynamics

Barley tempeh was produced by fermenting barley kernels with Rhizopus oligosporus. The potential of the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae (three strains), S. boulardii (one strain), Pichia anomala (one strain) and Kluyveromyces lactis (one strain) to grow together with R. oligosporus during barley tempeh fermentation was evaluated. All yeast strains grew during the fermentation and even during cold storage of tempeh (P<0.01). The growth of yeasts slightly increased the ergosterol contents, but did not influence amino acid contents and compositions, and did not reduce phytate contents. Slight increases of vitamins B(6) and niacinamide, and slight decreases of B(1) and biotin were observed. Quantification of fungal growth is difficult during mixed species fermentations because ergosterol is found in all fungal species, and colony-forming-unit (cfu) estimations are not reliable for R. oligosporus and other sporulating fungi. Therefore, we developed a quantitative real-time PCR method for individually quantifying S. cerevisiae and R. oligosporus growth in barley tempeh. The PCR results were highly correlated with the ergosterol content of R. oligosporus and with the number of cfu of S. cerevisiae. Thus, real-time PCR is a rapid and selective method to quantify yeasts and R. oligosporus during mixed species fermentation of inhomogenous substrate such as barley tempeh.     

Effects of pH, temperature and SO2 on the formation of pyranoanthocyanins during red wine fermentation with two species of Saccharomyces

The formation of vitisins A and B, p-coumaroyl and acetyl derivatives during the fermentation of red wine with two species of Saccharomyces was examined. One species, Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain 7VA was selected for its high production of acetaldehyde and pyruvic acid (7VA). The other (control) species, Saccharomyces uvarum strain S6U is used commercially for wine production. The final vitisins A and B concentrations produced with S. cerevisiae were, respectively, twice and three times that produced with S. uvarum. Models for the formation and accumulation of these vitisins are proposed. This is the first report that the formation of a vinylphenolic derivative of anthocyanin, malvidin-3-O-glucoside-4-vinylguaiacol, can be favored by fermentation with certain yeasts, possibly those with cinnamoyl decarboxylase activity. The effect of SO2, pH and temperature on the formation of pyranoanthocyanins during fermentation with S. cerevisiae and S. uvarum was also analyzed using High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Photodiode Array Detection. The identification of these compounds was confirmed using HPLC/Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry.     

鲜食葡萄来源酵母菌的鉴定及其酿造学特性分析

为分析一株鲜食葡萄来源酵母菌YM7的类别及酿造学特性,采用形态学与分子生物学方法鉴定其种属,以商业化酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）X16为对照,采用光密度法分析其生长特性和生理耐受性,对硝基苯基-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷显色法检测其β-葡萄糖苷酶合成能力,亚硫酸铋培养法检测其硫化氢产生能力,并与S. cerevisiae X16混合发酵葡萄汁,评价其对葡萄酒理化指标和香气特性的影响。结果表明,菌株YM7被鉴定为克鲁维毕赤酵母（Pichia kluyveri）,其生长性能、二氧化硫、柠檬酸耐受性与S. cerevisiae X16接近,葡萄糖耐受性低于S. cerevisiae X16,可耐受体积分数3%的乙醇,β-葡萄糖苷酶和硫化氢生产能力分别低于、高于S. cerevisiae X16。此外,与S. cerevisiae X16单独发酵葡萄酒相比,该菌株与S. cerevisiae X16混合发酵的葡萄酒挥发酸含量降低,香气化合物中酸类、醇类物质含量降低,酯类物质含量增加。     

DNA sequence of the beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase gene and phylogenetic analysis of the yeast Saccharomyces exiguus Yp74L-3

The beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase (LEU2) gene from a homothallic wild-type yeast, Saccharomyces exiguus Yp74L-3, was analyzed to estimate the phylogenetic position of this strain in yeasts. The beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase gene of Yp74L-3 was first isolated as a clone complementing the leu2 mutation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and then confirmed to complement the haploid leu2 mutant derived from strain Yp74L-3 through genetic transformation. The nucleotide sequence of the cloned DNA revealed an open reading frame (ORF) encoding the beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase composed of 365 amino acids. The beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase coding sequence from the Yp74L-3 strain displayed 76.7% similarity to that of S. cerevisiae. Candidates for a UAS and a TATA-box in the 5'-upstream region and for a poly-A attachment site in the 3'-downstream region were found. A phylogenetic tree constructed from the nucleotide sequences of the beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase coding regions revealed that Yp74L-3 is located between S. cerevisiae and the Kluyveromyces yeasts. The LEU2 gene cloned from Yp74L-3 will serve as an effective genetic marker for constructing the transformation system in S. exiguus Yp74L-3.     

新疆自然发酵酸马奶中酵母菌的分离鉴定

从自然发酵酸马奶中分离出25株酵母菌,并对酵母菌进行传统形态学、生理生化特性鉴定。鉴定结果为:12株为克鲁维酵母属Kluyveromyces(8株为马克思克鲁维酵母Kluyveromyces marxianus,4株为乳酸克鲁维酵母Kluyveromyces lactis)、1株为酿酒酵母Saccharomyces cerevisiae、1株为白地霉Galactomyces geotrichum,其他菌株无法推断出。再利用5.8S rDNA序列同源性分析,对25株酵母菌进行分子生物学鉴定,同时对1、2、18、25、27、28号菌株进行系统发育树分析。鉴定结果为:10株单孢酿酒酵母Kazachstania unispora、8株马克思克鲁维酵母K.marxianus、4株乳酸克鲁维酵母K.lactis、1株酿酒酵母S.cerevisiae、1株白地霉G.geotrichum、菌株27疑似新种。     

Survey of hydrogen sulphide production by wine yeasts

Twenty-one strains of commercial wine yeasts and 17 non-Saccharomyces species of different provenance were surveyed for their ability to produce hydrogen sulphide in synthetic grape juice medium indicator agar with different nitrogen sources, as well as in natural grape juice. Bacto Biggy agar, a commercially available bismuth-containing agar, was used to compare our results with others previously reported in the literature. Under identical physiological conditions, the strains used in this study displayed similar growth patterns but varied in colony color intensity in all media, suggesting significant differences in sulphite reductase activity. Sulphite reductase activity was absent for only one strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. All other strains produced an off-odor to different extents, depending significantly (P <0.05) on medium composition. Within the same species of some non-Saccharomyces yeasts, strain variation existed as it did for Saccharomyces. In natural musts, strains fell into three major groups: (i) nonproducers, (ii) must-composition-dependent producers, and (iii) invariable producers. In synthetic media, the formation of sulphide by strains of S. cerevisiae results from the reduction of sulphate. Therefore, this rapid screening methodology promises to be a very useful tool for winemakers for determining the risk of hydrogen sulphide formation by a given yeast strain in a specific grape juice.     

Enological characterization of natural hybrids from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and S. kudriavzevii

The effect of yeasts on wine flavor response is of primary importance. The genus Saccharomyces, and mainly the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is responsible for alcoholic fermentation. Recently, several novel yeast isolates from wines have been described as hybrid yeasts between S. cerevisiae x S. kudriavzevii. We have analyzed their influence on two grape musts (Macabeo and Tempranillo) in fermentations conducted at four different temperatures (14, 18, 22 and 32 degrees C) by studying volatile compound production, sugar assimilation and other characteristics influencing the enological properties of wine caused by the impact of yeast. Hybrid yeasts behave particularly well at 14, 18 and 22 degrees C and the commercial strain of S. cerevisiae (T73) is better adapted at higher temperatures. Regarding the production of glycerol, acetic acid and malic acid, the hybrids display moderate behavior and concerning aromatic compound production, they are greater producers of higher alcohols. The behavior displayed by these hybrids in the fermentations studied in this work leads us to conclude that the use of hybrid strains can constitute an advantage in wine making.