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Screening of Yeast Strains Producing β-Glucosidase from Hexi Corridor Wine-Producing Regions of Gansu Province

HOU Xiao-rui1,2,3, WANG Jing1,2,3, YANG Xue-shan4, SHENG Wen-jun1,2,3, ZHU Xia1,2,3, HAN Shun-yu1,2,3,*   

  1. 1. College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Viticulture and Enology in Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730070, China;
    3. Research and Development Center of Wine Industry Technology in Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730070, China;
    4. College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Published:2014-12-15

Abstract:

Totally 115 yeast strains isolated from spontaneously fermented ripe grape berries from Hexi Corridor wineproducing
regions of Gansu province were subjected to two-round screening on plates followed by in shaking flasks using
p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (p-NPG) as a substrate for β-glucosidase activity. The strains with higher β-glucosidase
activity were subjected to taxonomic identification using WL nutrient medium and lysine medium, and sequence analysis of
the 26S rDNA D1/D2 domain. Six yeast isolates with β-glucosidase activity similar to that of commercial yeast ICV-D254,
(51.40±4.74) mU/mL, were obtained. Strains QLFE, MQFEH-1, MQFSC-3, MQFEH-2 and MQFSM-3 were identified as
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and QLFE-4 as Metschnikowia. These identification results were in accordance with those from
sequence analysis of the 26S rDNA D1/D2 domain.

Key words: yeast screening, β-glucosidase activity, identification, sequence analysis of the 26S rDNA D1/D2 domain

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