Yeast contribution to melatonin, melatonin isomers and tryptophan ethyl ester during alcoholic fermentation of grape musts
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2015
Citazione:
Yeast contribution to melatonin, melatonin isomers and tryptophan ethyl ester during alcoholic fermentation of grape musts / I. Vigentini, C. Gardana, D. Fracassetti, M. Gabrielli, R. Foschino, P. Simonetti, A. Tirelli, M. Iriti. - In: JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 0742-3098. - 58:4(2015 May), pp. 388-396. [10.1111/jpi.12223]
Abstract:
Melatonin (MEL) has been found in some medicinal and food plants, including grapevine, a commodity of particular interest for the production of wine, a beverage of economic relevance. It has also been suggested that MEL in wine may, at least in part, contribute to the health-promoting properties attributed to this beverage and, possibly, to other traditional Mediterranean foodstuffs. After a preliminary screening of 9 yeast strains in laboratory medium, three selected strains (Saccharomyces cerevisiae EC1118, Torulaspora delbrueckii CBS1146(T) and Zygosaccharomyces bailii ATCC36947(T) ) were inoculated in experimental musts obtained from 2 white (Moscato and Chardonnay) and 2 red (Croatina and Merlot) grape varieties. The production of MEL, melatonin isomers (MIs) and tryptophan ethyl ester (TEE) was monitored during the alcoholic fermentation. The screening showed that the three investigated strains produced the highest concentrations of MEL and two MIs in optimal growth conditions. However, MEL and MIs were not produced in oenological conditions, but the three strains synthesized high concentrations of a new MI and TEE in musts.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
grapes; melatonin; must fermentation; non-Saccharomyces yeasts; Vitis vinifera; wine
Elenco autori:
I. Vigentini, C. Gardana, D. Fracassetti, M. Gabrielli, R. Foschino, P. Simonetti, A. Tirelli, M. Iriti
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