• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.917-924
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• 2014

Normal- and late-harvested Fuji apples were fermented using the rapid-fermenting yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae SS89. The late-harvest apples showed a slightly higher soluble-solid content with a lower level of total-acid and moisture (p<0.05) contents as well as hardness (p<0.05) than the normal-harvest apples. During the fermentation, the apples had similar changes in the pH and total-acid content regardless of the harvest time, but the increases in the alcohol content and yeast viable count with the decrease of the soluble-solid content were more rapid in the late-harvest apples than in the normal-harvest apples. After the completion of the fermentation, the soluble-solid and alcohol contents became very similar. The late-harvest cider showed a high total phenolic-compound content and a high DPPH radical scavenging effect, although these were slightly lower than those of the normal-harvest cider. It also showed a higher malic-acid content and higher hue color (p<0.05), Hunter's L, and b (p<0.05) values than the normal-harvest cider. In the sensory evaluation, the late-harvest cider obtained a higher score in taste and a lower score in color compared to the normal-harvest cider.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.78-84
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• 1973

The strains of 297 yeasts were isolated in TakJoo mashes of 12 breweries not using the cultivated yeast and then brewing test with each yeast were carried out. The strains of 7 yeasts that have high fermentative ability among the isolated strains were selected and identified. The results obtained were as follows: 1) In the brewing test with the isolated yeasts of each brewery, average alcohol percentage of each mash had a little differences as $13.20{\sim}15.20$ percentage. 2) In fermentative lest, the isolated yeasts from the first stage mash and from the second stage mash showed t little differences in the average alcohol percentage of mash. 3) The fermentative test using the isolated yeasts based on TTC stain had at little differences. 4) Among 7 strains selected, strains: Dm-1, Dm-2, Y-1, and T-1 appeared TTC pink yeast; strsins:C-1, C-2 and Gs-1 appeared TTC red one. 5) It was identified that strains: Dm-1, Y-1, C-1, C-2 and T-1 were Sac. cerevisae; the strain Gs-1 were Sac. pretoriencis; strain D-2 were Sac. rouxii.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.184-188
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• 2010

The goal of this study was to screen a useful yeast for Korean traditional pear Yakju (KTPY) brewing and develop its brewing process. Cooked non-glutinous rice and nuruk were mixed, and added into pear juice with various Saccharomyces cerevisiae and then fermented at $25^{\circ}C$ for 7 days. Among several alcohol fermentation yeasts, ethanol contents was the highest in pear Yakju made by S. cerevisiae K-7 and also showed high ethanol content in pear Yakju which was made by commercial S. cerevisiae C-2. Therefore, we selected S. cerevisiae K-7 and S. cerevisiae C-2 as suitable yeasts for brewing of KTPY. Maximal ethanol production (10.4%) was obtained when cooked non-glutinous rice (100 g) and nuruk (30 sp/g) were mixed and added into pear juice (600 ml) with S. cerevisiae K-7 (5%) and fermented at $25^{\circ}C$ for 7 days and also its antihypertensive angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity was 57.2%. Addition of antihypertensive starchy materials into the mash was not affected in ACE inhibitory activity and total acceptability of KTPY.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.39 no.6
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• pp.593-599
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• 2007

In this study, we examined the volatile flavor components in the mashes of takju prepared using different yeasts such as Saccharomyces coreanus, S. ellipsoideus, S. carlsbergensis, S. cerevisiae (Baker's yeast), and S, rouxii by GC and GC-MS. Fourteen alcohols, 13 esters, 5 acids, 3 aldehydes, 7 amines, and 2 other compounds were identified in the mash after 6 days of fermentation. On day 6, the takju fermented by S. coreanus had the greatest variety of volatile flavor components. Fifteen flavor components, including ethanol, isobutyl alcohol, isoamyl alcohol, methyl pentanol, 1,3-butanediol, 3-methylthio-1-propanol, benzeneethanol, ethyl lactate, acetic acid, acetaldehyde, and 1,3-cyclohexane diamine, were typically detected in all the treatments. The relative peak areas of the volatile components were as follows: alcohols (96.758-99.387%), esters (0.081-0.968%), acids (0.040-0.640%), aldehydes (0.266-0.959%), and amines (0.011-0.047%). In particular, 1-propanol, isobutyl alcohol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2,3-butanediol, trimethyl benzylalcohol, heptene-2,4-diol, ethyl lactate, diethyl succinate, ethyl nonanoate, methyl hexadecanoate, linoleic acid, hexadecanoic acid, and acetaldehyde were hish in the takju made by S. coreanus. Also, ethyl stearate was high in the takju made by S. carlsbergensis, and hexanoic acid was high in the takju made by S. cerevisiae. Finally, methyl pentanol, 1,3-butanediol, 3-methylthio-1-propanol, benzene ethanol, ethyl octadecanoate, acetic acid, pentanal, and 1,3-cyclohexane diamine were high in the takju made by S. rouxii.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.362-366
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• 2005

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is an important pig pathogen, which is responsible for swine pleuropneumonia, a highly contagious respiratory infection. To develop subunit vaccines for A. pleuropneumoniae infection, the Apx toxin genes, apxI and apxII, which are thought to be important for protective immunity, were expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the induction of immune responses in mice was examined. The apxI and apxII genes were placed under the control of a yeast hybrid ADH2-GPD promoter (AG), consisting of alcohol dehydrogenase II (ADH2) and the GPD promoter. Western blot analysis confirmed that both toxins were successfully expressed in the yeast. The ApxIA and ApxIIA-specific IgG antibody response assays showed dose dependent increases in the antigen-specific IgG antibody titers. The challenge test revealed that ninety percent of the mice immunized with ApxIIA or a mixture of ApxIA and ApxIIA, and sixty percent of mice immunized with ApxIA survived, while none of those in the control groups survived longer than 36 h. These results suggest that vaccination of the yeast ex­pressing the ApxI and ApxII antigens is effective for the induction of protective immune responses against A. pleuropneumoniae infections in mice.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.292-296
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• 2004

The recombinant soluble human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (hTNF-$\alpha$) was expressed in a yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its cytotoxicity was evaluated. A cDNA encoding hTNF-$\alpha$ was placed under the control of two different promoters: a glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD) promoter and a yeast hybrid ADH2-GPD promoter, consisting of alcohol dehydrogenase II (ADH2) and the GPD promoter. A Northern blot analysis revealed that, although variation in the expression level of hTNF-$\alpha$ existed among transformants, the higher expression was obtained with the GPD promoter. Expressed hTNF-$\alpha$ protein (rhTNF-$\alpha$) was successfully secreted into the culture medium, producing 2.5 mg per liter of culture filtrate, with no changes in cell growth. The bioassay for observing the cytotoxicity to the murine L929 fibroblast cell line, with serial dilution of rhTNF-$\alpha$, indicated that the secreted rhTNF-$\alpha$ was bioactive and its dose-response was improved eight to ten times over that of the E. coli-derived rhTNF-$\alpha$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.20 no.11
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• pp.1539-1545
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• 2010

In beer, glutathione works as the main antioxidant compound, which also correlates with the stability of the beer flavor. In addition, high residual sugars in beer contribute to major nonvolatile components, which are reflected in a high caloric content. Therefore, in this study, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae GSH1 gene encoding glutamylcysteine synthetase and the Saccharomycopsis fibuligera ALP1 gene encoding ${\alpha}$-amylase were coexpressed in industrial brewing yeast strain Y31 targeting the ${\alpha}$-acetolactate synthase (AHAS) gene (ILV2) and alcohol dehydrogenase gene (ADH2), resulting in the new recombinant strain TY3. The glutathione content in the fermentation broth of TY3 increased to 43.83 mg/l as compared with 33.34 mg/l in the fermentation broth of Y31. The recombinant strain showed a high ${\alpha}$-amylase activity and utilized more than 46% of the starch as the sole carbon source after 5 days. European Brewery Convention tube fermentation tests comparing the fermentation broths of TY3 and Y31 showed that the flavor stability index for TY3 was 1.3-fold higher, whereas its residual sugar concentration was 76.8% lower. Owing to the interruption of the ILV2 gene and ADH2 gene, the contents of diacetyl and acetaldehyde as off-flavor compounds were reduced by 56.93% and 31.25%, respectively, when compared with the contents in the Y31 fermentation broth. In addition, since no drug-resistant genes were introduced to the new recombinant strain, it should be more suitable for use in the beer industry, owing to its better flavor stability and other beneficial characteristics.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.487-493
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• 1998

This study was attempted to investigate the changes of chemical components by different yeast strains during alcohol fermentation at $12^{\circ}C$. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae+Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and Schizosaccharomyces pombe were inoculated in the Seibel grape must, respectively. Sch. pombe began to metabolize malic acid after 4 days fermentation actively and utilized approximately 54% of initial malic acid. Ethanol contents of S. cerevisiae, S. cerevisiae+Sch.. pombe and Sch. pombe were 11.5%, 11.2%, and 10.0%, respectively. The fermentability of Sch. pombe was slower than that of S. cerevisiae. The production of sulfite showed a positive linear relationship with the yeast growth (P<0.01). Sensory scores indicated that the wine samples fermented by S. cerevisiae and Sch. pombe were not significantly different in color, odor, after taste and overall acceptability. Especially, the taste of Sch. pombe was significantly better than that of S. cerevisiae (P<0.05).

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.52 no.2
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• pp.220-225
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• 2016

To improve antioxidant glutathione (GSH) content and saccharification ability in sake yeasts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the ${\gamma}$-glutamylcysteine synthetase gene (GSH1) from S. cerevisiae, glucoamylase gene (GAM1) and ${\alpha}$-amylase gene (AMY) from Debaryomyces occidentalis were co-expressed in sake yeasts for manufacturing a refreshing alcoholic beverage abundant in GSH from rice starch. The extracellular GSH content of the recombinant sake yeasts increased 1.5-fold relative to the parental wide-type strain. The saccharification ability by glucoamylase of the new yeast strain expressing both GAM1 and AMY genes was 2-fold higher than that of the yeast strain expressing only GAM1 gene when grown in the culture medium containing 2% (w/v) rice starch. It generated 11% (v/v) ethanol from 20% (w/v) rice starch and consumed up to 90% of the starch content after 7 days of fermentation.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.499-504
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• 1988

Among the new yeast strains which were isolated from soils by incubating in the xylan containing minimal medium at 3$0^{\circ}C$, one strain(XB-33) was finally selected by the results of extracellular xylanase production test. The characteristics of XB-33 was almost consistent with those of the Cryptococcus ater. The formation of xylanase activity was induced by xylan and repressed by xylose or glucose. The xylanase was partially purified from the culture supernatant with DEAE-Sephadex A5O chromatography. The enzyme had a pH optimum for activity at 5.0 and its stability range was pH 5-7. The temperature optimum was at 5$0^{\circ}C$, but the enzyme activity was greatly lost by heating at 7$0^{\circ}C$ for 60 minutes. The hydrolysis products from xylan by crude enzyme detected by TLC, were xylose and n series of higher oligosaccharides. The Km value of xylanase was 20 (mg/ml).