Sucrose Fermentation by Brazilian Ethanol Production Yeasts in Media Containing Structurally Complex Nitrogen Sources

Four Saccharomyces cerevisiae Brazilian industrial ethanol production strains were grown, under shaken and static conditions, in media containing 22% (w/v) sucrose supplemented with nitrogen sources varying from a single ammonium salt (ammonium sulfate) to free amino acids (casamino acids) and peptides (peptone). Sucrose fermentations by Brazilian industrial ethanol production yeasts strains were strongly affected by both the structural complexity of the nitrogen source and the availability of oxygen. Data suggest that yeast strains vary in their response to the nitrogen source's complex structure and to oxygen availability. In addition, the amount of trehalose produced could be correlated with the fermentation performance of the different yeasts, suggesting that efficient fuel ethanol production depends on finding conditions which are appropriate for a particular strain, considering demand and dependence on available nitrogen sources in the fermentation medium.     

Evaluation of Brazilian ethanol production yeasts for maltose fermentation in media containing structurally complex nitrogen sources

Maltose and glucose fermentations are strongly affected by the structural complexity of the nitrogen source and by the presence of oxygen. In this study five industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains were grown in synthetic medium, containing maltose or glucose, supplemented with different nitrogen sources, with or without agitation. All strains were able to grow and efficiently ferment glucose, but not all strains were able to grow and ferment maltose well. Peptone and ammonium sulfate induced improved fermentation for all strains and conditions. Under agitation, as expected, higher biomass accumulation was detected. Casamino acids supplementation induced efficient maltose fermentation for all of the strains under aerated conditions, but differing maltose utilization patterns were observed for the static cultures. Copyright © 2012 The Institute of Brewing & Distilling     

Efficient very‐high‐gravity fermentation of sugarcane molasses by industrial yeast strains

In this study industrial strains were inoculated, in successive cycles, at high cell density into a sugarcane‐based juice containing normal (22%, w/v) and very high sucrose (30%, w/v) levels and supplemented with peptone as a nitrogen source. At 30 °C, in shaken cultures, in the normal gravity situation, efficient sucrose utilization occurred in both the supplemented and unsupplemented medium. At higher sugar concentrations, supplementation with peptone induced a more efficient fermentation compared with the unsupplemented medium, with higher biomass accumulation and maintenance of cell viability, and ethanol levels as high as 16% (v/v). Trehalose was also high during the cycles, probably as a necessary response of the yeast to the high stress fermentation conditions. This suggests that it is possible to increase ethanol production by using very‐high‐fermentation technology and that nutritional supplementation would have a positive effect on the fermentation, allowing for efficient sugar consumption and cell viability maintenance. Copyright © 2016 The Institute of Brewing & Distilling     

The effect of nitrogen source on yeast metabolism and H2S formation

The impacts of aspartic acid and glutamine used as nitrogen supplements for alcoholic fermentations conducted by Saccharomyces were studied. Synthetic grape juice media and commercially prepared grape juices were supplemented with diammonium phosphate, aspartic acid, or glutamine to increase yeast-assimilable nitrogen concentrations to 250 mg N/L prior to fermentation. Two yeast strains, UCD522 and EC1118, were inoculated at 10⁵ CFU/mL and fermentations were monitored for soluble solids, hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), and residual amino acids. In general, unsupplemented media/juices fermented slower than supplemented ones, produced more H₂S, and contained lower concentrations of amino acids after fermentation. Among the supplemented treatments, fermentation rates, H₂S production, and amino acid utilization varied depending on the nitrogen source and yeast strain. Those fermentations supplemented with aspartic acid were generally slower and sometimes did not achieve dryness. In contrast, glutamine additions yielded fermentation rates and H₂S production equivalent or better than other supplemented treatments. Based on these results, the use of glutamine appears promising as an alternative nitrogen supplement for wine production.     

高浓度蔗糖酒精发酵的初步研究

高产量酒度和快速发酵一直是酒精发酵产业所追求的,而酵母直接利用高浓度蔗糖发酵酒精未见有文献报道.文中所用酿酒酵母能直接发酵30%(w/v)的蔗糖溶液,发酵周期只有2d～3d,其最终产生的酒精可以达到17.08%vol,对发展蔗糖酒精是个很好的契机.     

氮源对葡萄酒酵母发酵性能影响的研究进展

酵母对于葡萄酒发酵至关重要,其在酒精发酵中有特定的营养需求。氮源作为葡萄的内源性营养物质,对酵母的生长代谢、发酵速率及香气等次级代谢物的产生有重要影响。在葡萄酒酿造过程中,酿酒酵母占据主导地位,其对氮源的利用和代谢已有广泛研究。近年来,由于非酿酒酵母的优良发酵特性被逐渐挖掘,相关研究激增;氮源对其生长与发酵性能的影响也成为研究热点。该文综述了近年来氮源对于酿酒酵母和非酿酒酵母生长、发酵及产香能力影响的研究进展,并讨论了未来潜在研究领域与方向,以期为我国葡萄酒酵母发酵特性及混合发酵中营养管理策略的深入研究分析提供借鉴与参考。     

On the catabolism of amino acids in the yeast Dekkera bruxellensis and the implications for industrial fermentation processes

In the last years several reports have reported the capacity of the yeast Dekkera (Brettanomyces) bruxellensis to survive and adapt to the industrial process of alcoholic fermentation. Much of this feature seems to relate to the ability to assimilate limiting sources of nutrients, or somehow some that are inaccessible to Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in particular the sources of nitrogen. Among them, amino acids (AA) are relevant in terms of beverage musts, and could also be important for bioethanol. In view of the limited knowledge on the control of AA, the present work combines physiological and genetic studies to understand how it operates in D. bruxellensis in response to oxygen availibility. The results allowed separation of the AA in three groups of preferentiality and showed that glutamine is the preferred AA irrespective of the presence of oxygen. Glutamate and aspartate were also preferred AA in anaerobiosis, as indicated by the physiological data. Gene expression experiments showed that, apart from the conventional nitrogen catabolic repression mechanism that is operating in aerobiosis, there seems to be an oxygen‐independent mechanism acting to overexpress key genes like GAP1, GDH1, GDH2 and GLT1 to ensure adequate anaerobic growth even in the presence of non‐preferential nitrogen source. This could be of major importance for the industrial fitness of this yeast species.     

Effects of replacing dietary starch with sucrose on ruminal fermentation and nitrogen metabolism in continuous culture

A dual-effluent continuous-culture system was used to evaluate the effects of partially replacing cornstarch with sucrose in a total mixed ration on ruminal fermentation and N metabolism. The 4 treatments were 0 (control), 2.5, 5.0, and 7.5% sucrose and, respectively, 7.5 (control), 5.0, 2.5, and 0% cornstarch in a total mixed ration containing 20% corn silage and 40% alfalfa silage. Fermenters were fed 4 times a day during four 9-d periods with sampling beginning on d 6. Replacing cornstarch with sucrose did not alter ruminal pH (5.97), total volatile fatty acids (VFA) (104.4 mmol/L), or the acetate to propionate ratio (2.16); however, branched-chain volatile fatty acids were higher for the control treatment compared with the 7.5% sucrose treatment. Five hours postfeeding, sucrose treatments significantly altered molar proportions of all volatile fatty acids, and acetate-to-propionate and glucogenic-to-lipogenic ratios. Digestibility of dry matter and N were not affected by treatment, but digestibility of total non-structural carbohydrates was increased with sucrose treatments. A quadratic effect was noted for neutral detergent fiber (NDF) digestibility as sucrose replaced starch. A higher NDF digestibility (66.1 vs. 59.9%) was observed for the 7.5% sucrose treatment compared with the other 2 sucrose treatments. Levels of ammonia N were within an acceptable range to support microbial protein synthesis and did not differ among treatments (mean=9.23 mg/dL). Sucrose inclusion in the total mixed ration did not affect bacterial N synthesis. Results indicate that (at the levels tested in this study) inclusion of sucrose in the diet when rumen-degradable protein is adequate does not affect ruminal fermentation.     

Glucose and Fructose Fermentation by Wine Yeasts in Media Containing Structurally Complex Nitrogen Sources

Glucose and fructose fermentations by industrial yeasts strains are strongly affected by both the structural complexity of the nitrogen source and the availability of oxygen. In this study two Saccharomyces cerevisiae industrial wine strains were grown, under shaken and static conditions, in a media containing either a) 20% (w/v) glucose, or b) 10% (w/v) fructose and 10% (w/v) glucose or c) 20% (w/v) fructose, all supplemented with nitrogen sources varying from a single ammonium salt (ammonium sulfate) to free amino acids (casamino acids) and peptides (peptone). Data suggest that a complex structured nitrogen source is not submitted to the same control mechanisms as those involved in the utilization of simpler structured nitrogen sources, and mutual interaction between carbon and nitrogen sources, including the mechanisms involved in the regulation of aerobic/anaerobic metabolism, may play an important role in defining yeast fermentation performance and the differing response to the structural complexity of the nitrogen source, with a strong impact on fermentation performance.     

高浓度发酵中酵母菌性能调控及优化

高浓度发酵能有效提高乙醇发酵的经济效益,但反应过程中高浓度基质和产物对酵母菌性能抑制作用是限制最终乙醇产率的关键因素。文中通过分析比较了不同基质及产物浓度下的发酵中基质浓度、菌体浓度、乙醇产量的变化规律,确定酵母菌对抑制物的耐受浓度。并对比内源和外源乙醇对于发酵初始12 h酵母菌平均比增长速率和平均乙醇发酵速率的影响,揭示内外源乙醇抑制作用的差异。结果表明,在实验浓度范围内,该酵母菌株发酵基质最大投加浓度为160 g/L,所产乙醇最大浓度为55 g/L;产物乙醇是发酵过程中的首要抑制因素,菌体对发酵初始时所添加乙醇的耐受浓度为70 g/L,内源乙醇对酵母菌的抑制作用大于外源乙醇。     

不同有机氮源对葡萄酒发酵的影响

分别使用酵母浸粉和混合氨基酸作为模拟葡萄汁（36 °Bx）的有机氮源发酵葡萄酒,以保证葡萄酒的正常发酵和最终产品品 质。 通过测定发酵过程中的二氧化碳生成量、还原糖、可同化氮、甘油和挥发性化合物含量变化,比较酵母浸粉和混合氨基酸对葡萄酒 品质的影响。 结果表明,使用酵母浸粉耗还原糖量为295.7 g/L,生成乙醇97.20 g/L、甘油26.50 g/L、乙酸1.08 g/L和乙酸乙酯46.05 mg/L, 与使用混合氨基酸相比,多消耗还原糖130.47 g/L,多生成乙醇46.14 g/L、甘油7.95 g/L和乙酸0.54 g/L,增幅分别为78.95%、90.38%、 42.84%和99.35%。 使用酵母浸粉比混合氨基酸的发酵程度大,速度快。 因此,可用适量酵母浸粉替代混合氨基酸作为葡萄酒发酵的 氮源补充。     

Structural Complexity of the Nitrogen Source and Influence on Yeast Growth and Fermentation

The structural complexity of the nitrogen source strongly affects both biomass and ethanol production by industrial strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, during fermentation in media containing glucose or maltose, and supplemented with a nitrogen source varying from a single ammonium salt (ammonium sulfate) to free amino acids (casamino acids) and peptides (peptone). Diauxie was observed at low glucose and maltose concentrations independent of nitrogen supplementation. At high sugar concentrations diauxie was not easily observed, and growth and ethanol production depended on the nature of the nitrogen source. This was different for baking and brewing ale and lager yeast strains. Sugar concentration had a strong effect on the shift from oxido‐fermentative to oxidative metabolism. At low sugar concentrations, biomass production was similar under both peptone and casamino acid supplementation. Under casamino acid supplementation, the time for metabolic shift increased with the glucose concentration, together with a decrease in the biomass production. This drastic effect on glucose fermentation resulted in the extinction of the second growth phase, probably due to the loss of cell viability. Ammonium salts always induced poor yeast performance. In general, supplementation with a nitrogen source in the peptide form (peptone) was more positive for yeast metabolism, inducing higher biomass and ethanol production, and preserving yeast viability, in both glucose and maltose media, for baking and brewing ale and lager yeast strains. Determination of amino acid utilization showed that most free and peptide amino acids present, in peptone and casamino acids, were utilized by the yeast, suggesting that the results described in this work were not due to a nutritional status induced by nitrogen limitation.     

双亲灭活原生质体融合选育高性能酒精酵母菌的研究

为了选育高性能的酒精酵母菌,利用双亲灭活和PEG诱导,对酿酒酵母GGFS16和GJ2008单倍体细胞进行了原生质体融合。从42株融合子中筛选得到了2株融合菌株RH3和RH5,分别适合于木薯粉和甘蔗汁酒精发酵,且较好的保持了亲本的特性。其中RH3在耐酸能力上,RH5在酒精耐受能力上要优于亲本,RH3的遗传稳定性要优于RH5。     

Effects of wheat gluten hydrolysates fractionated by different methods on the growth and fermentation performances of brewer's yeast under high gravity fermentation

Wheat gluten hydrolysates (WGH) were fractionated through ultrafiltration membrane with molecular weight (Mw) cut‐off of 3 kDa and ethanol precipitation, respectively. WGH and their fractions were used to examine their effects on the growth and fermentation performances of brewer's yeast under high gravity fermentation. Results showed that WGH and their fractions exhibited significant differences in biomass accumulation, viability, ethanol yield, free amino nitrogen and sugar consumptions under high gravity fermentation. Compared to WGH, the fractions with Mw < 3 kDa and the supernatant of WGH treated with ethanol precipitation showed better fermentation performance for brewer's yeast. The relatively lower molecular weight and the higher levels of Leu, Lys, His and Arg in these two fractions might be responsible for their bioactivity for brewer's yeast. Thus, both ultrafiltration and ethanol precipitation could be used as efficient methods for enriching peptides with significant growth‐ and fermentation‐promoting activity for brewer's yeast under high gravity fermentation.     

酵母可同化氮含量对低产硫化氢酿酒酵母发酵特性的影响

该研究以3株本土低产硫化氢酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）41y5、182y12和174y1为研究对象,研究酵母可同化氮（YAN）的质量浓度对其发酵特性的影响,并对不同菌株各指标间的相关性进行分析。结果表明,随着初始YAN质量浓度的升高,酵母的生物量越大,发酵周期越短;发酵后模拟酒的挥发酸含量和pH值升高;初始YAN质量浓度对菌株产H2S的影响不同。初始YAN质量浓度与CO2平均释放速率、挥发酸含量、pH值呈极显著正相关（P＜0.01）,与最大生物量呈显著正相关（P＜0.05）,与H2S释放量无显著相关性（P＞0.05）,且在发酵过程中H2S的释放量与发酵后模拟酒的pH值存在显著的正相关（P＜0.05）。与酿酒酵母41y5和182y12相比,酿酒酵母174y1在4个初始YAN质量浓度下,生物量均最高,发酵周期均最短,发酵性能优良。     

Influence of assimilable nitrogen on volatile acidity production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae during high sugar fermentation

We analyzed the variability of volatile acidity and glycerol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae on a large sample of high sugar musts. The production of volatile acidity was inversely correlated with the maximum cell population and the assimilable nitrogen concentration. The higher the nitrogen concentration, the less volatile acidity was produced. An approach to minimize volatile acidity production during high sugar fermentations by adjustment of assimilable nitrogen in musts was investigated in terms of both quantity and addition time. It was found that the optimal nitrogen concentration in the must is 190 mgN.l(-1). The best moment for nitrogen addition was at the beginning of fermentation. Addition at the end of the growth phase had less effect on volatile acidity reduction. We suggest that by stimulating cell growth, nitrogen addition provides NADH in the redox-equilibrating process, which in turn reduces volatile acidity formation.     

Altered Patterns of Maltose and Glucose Fermentation by Brewing and Wine Yeasts Influenced by the Complexity of Nitrogen Source

Maltose and glucose fermentations by industrial brewing and wine yeasts strains were strongly affected by the structural complexity of the nitrogen source. In this study, four Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains, two brewing and two wine yeasts, were grown in a medium containing maltose or glucose supplemented with a nitrogen source varying from a single ammonium salt (ammonium sulfate) to free amino acids (casamino acids) and peptides (peptone). Diauxie was observed at low sugar concentration for brewing and wine strains, independent of nitrogen supplementation, and the type of sugar. At high sugar concentrations altered patterns of sugar fermentation were observed, and biomass accumulation and ethanol production depended on the nature of the nitrogen source and were different for brewing and wine strains. In maltose, high biomass production was observed under peptone and casamino acids for the brewing and wine strains, however efficient maltose utilization and high ethanol production was only observed in the presence of casamino acids for one brewing and one wine strain studied. Conversely, peptone and casamino acids induced higher biomass and ethanol production for the two other brewing and wine strains studied. With glucose, in general, peptone induced higher fermentation performance for all strains, and one brewing and wine strain produced the same amount of ethanol with peptone and casamino acids supplementation. Ammonium salts always induced poor yeast performance. The results described in this paper suggest that the complex nitrogen composition of the cultivation medium may create conditions resembling those responsible for inducing sluggish/stuck fermentation, and indicate that the kind and concentration of sugar, the complexity of nitrogen source and the yeast genetic background influence optimal industrial yeast fermentation performance.     

Concentration of amino acids in wine after the end of fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains

Both quantitative and qualitative differences in the utilization and release of assimilable nitrogen by two wine strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (cerevisiae and capensis) under different conditions of oxygen were observed. These differences were influenced by the presence of oxygen at the beginning of the fermentation, and by the strain of S cerevisiae. The release of some amino acids post‐fermentation may be the result of reoxidation of NAD(P)H in order to maintain a normal redox balance. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry     

碱性和支链氨基酸对啤酒高浓酿造酵母发酵性能的影响

研究分别考察添加三种碱性氨基酸：精氨酸（Arg）、赖氨酸（Lys）、组氨酸（His）与支链氨基酸：缬氨酸（Val）、亮氨酸（Leu）、异亮氨酸（Ile）对24 °P高浓酿造过程中酵母发酵性能及啤酒风味的影响。结果表明,六种氨基酸的添加可促进酵母生长并提高活细胞率,显著提高麦汁发酵度及乙醇产量。其中,添加Val、Leu与Arg的高浓麦汁发酵性能较好,与对照组相比,发酵结束时总CO2失质量分别为92.4 g/L、92.7 g/L与91.2 g/L;发酵度极显著提高（P＜0.01）,分别为83.65%、82.95%和82.93%;乙醇产量极显著提高（P＜0.01）,分别为11.97%（V/V）、11.90%（V/V）和11.83%（V/V）。添加Arg可显著提高酵母总细胞数（1.64×108 cells/mL）（P＜0.05）,His、Val与Leu的添加对风味物质影响较大,可提高啤酒的醇酯比,其中,Val的添加可显著提高异丁醇含量（P＜0.05）,降低总酯含量;Leu的添加则可同时提高异戊醇及乙酸异戊酯的含量。     

Effect of Sugar Catabolite Repression in Correlation with the Structural Complexity of the Nitrogen Source on Yeast Growth and Fermentation

Biomass and ethanol production by industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains were strongly affected by the structural complexity of the nitrogen source during fermentation in media containing galactose, and supplemented with a nitrogen source varying from a single ammonium salt (ammonium sulfate) to free amino acids (casamino acids) and peptides (peptone). Diauxie was observed at low galactose concentrations independent of nitrogen supplementation. At high sugar concentrations altered patterns of galactose utilisation were observed. Biomass accumulation and ethanol production depended on the nature of the nitrogen source and were different for baking and brewing ale and lager strains. Baking yeast showed improved galactose fermentation performance in the medium supplemented with casamino acids. High biomass production was observed with peptone and casamino acids for the ale brewing strain, however high ethanol production was observed only in the presence of casamino acids. Conversely, peptone was the nitrogen supplement that induced higher biomass and ethanol production for the lager brewing strain. Ammonium salts always induced poor yeast performance. The results with galactose differed from those obtained with glucose and maltose which indicated that supplementation with a nitrogen source in the peptide form (peptone) was more positive for yeast metabolism, suggesting that sugar catabolite repression has a central role in yeast performance in a medium containing nitrogen sources with differing levels of structural complexity.