Unravelling Metabolic Heterogeneity of Chinese Baijiu Fermentation in Age-Gradient Vessels.

ABSTRACT: Fermentation vessels affect the characteristics of food fermentation; however, we lack an approach to identify the biomarkers indicating fermentation. In this study, we applied metabolomics and high-throughput sequencing analysis to reveal the dynamic of metabolites and microbial communities in age-gradient fermentation vessels for baijiu production. Furthermore, we identified 64 metabolites during fermentation, and 19 metabolites significantly varied among the three vessels (p < 0.05). Moreover, the formation of these 19 metabolites were positively correlated with the core microbiota (including Aspergillus, Saccharomyces, Lactobacillus, and Bacillus). In addition, ethyl lactate or ethyl acetate were identified as the biomarkers for indicating the metabol

SUBMITTER: Miao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10530105 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature