Relief from nitrogen starvation entails quick unexpected down-regulation of glycolytic/lipid metabolism genes in enological Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

ABSTRACT: Nitrogen composition of the grape must has an impact on yeast growth and fermentation kinetics as well as on the organoleptic properties of the final product. In some technological processes, such as white wine/rosé winemaking, the yeast-assimilable nitrogen content is sometimes insufficient to cover yeast requirements, which can lead to slow or sluggish fermentations. Growth is nevertheless quickly restored upon relief from nutrient starvation, e.g. through the addition of ammonium nitrogen, allowing fermentation completion. The aim of this study was to determine how nitrogen repletion affected the transcriptional response of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine yeast strain, in particular within the first hour after nitrogen addition. We found almost 4800 genes induced or repressed, sometimes

SUBMITTER: Tesniere C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6483528 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature