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Gao M, Li W, Fan L, Wei C, Yu S, Chen R, Ma L, Du L, Zhang H, Yang W. Reduced production of Ethyl Carbamate in wine by regulating the accumulation of arginine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biotechnol 2024; 385:65-74. [PMID: 38503366 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2024.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Ethyl carbamate (EC), a multisite carcinogenic compound, is naturally produced from urea and ethanol in alcoholic beverages. In order to reduce the content of EC in wine, the accumulation of arginine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae was regulated by genetic modifying genes involved in arginine transport and synthesis pathways to reduce the production of urea. Knockout of genes encoding arginine permease (Can1p) and amino acid permease (Gap1p) on the cell membrane as well as argininosuccinate synthase (Arg1) respectively resulted in a maximum reduction of 66.88% (9.40 µg/L) in EC, while overexpressing the gene encoding amino acid transporter (Vba2) reduced EC by 52.94% (24.13 µg/L). Simultaneously overexpressing Vba2 and deleting Arg1 showed the lowest EC production with a decrease of 68% (7.72 µg/L). The yield of total higher alcohols of the mutants all decreased compared with that of the original strain. Comprehensive consideration of flavor compound contents and sensory evaluation results indicated that mutant YG21 obtained by deleting two allele coding Gap1p performed best in must fermentation of Cabernet Sauvignon with the EC content low to 9.40 μg/L and the contents of total higher alcohols and esters of 245.61 mg/L and 41.71 mg/L respectively. This study has provided an effective strategy for reducing the EC in wine.
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- Manman Gao
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Liquor Making Biological Technology and Application of Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Yibin 644005, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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- College of Food and Wine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, PR China
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- Ningxia Zhihui Yuanshi Winery Co., Ltd., Yinchuan 750026, PR China
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Shalamitskiy MY, Tanashchuk TN, Cherviak SN, Vasyagin EA, Ravin NV, Mardanov AV. Ethyl Carbamate in Fermented Food Products: Sources of Appearance, Hazards and Methods for Reducing Its Content. Foods 2023; 12:3816. [PMID: 37893709 PMCID: PMC10606259 DOI: 10.3390/foods12203816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Ethyl carbamate, the ethyl ester of carbamic acid, has been identified in fermented foods and alcoholic beverages. Since ethyl carbamate is a probable human carcinogen, reduction of its content is important for food safety and human health. In alcoholic beverages, ethyl carbamate is mostly formed from the reaction of ethanol with urea, citrulline and carbamyl phosphate during fermentation and storage. These precursors are generated from arginine metabolism by wine yeasts and lactic acid bacteria. This review summarizes the mechanisms of ethyl carbamate formation, its impact on human health and methods used in winemaking to minimize its content. These approaches include genetic modification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine strains targeting pathways of arginine transport and metabolism, the use of lactic acid bacteria to consume arginine, direct degradation of ethyl carbamate by enzymes and microorganisms, and different technological methods of grape cultivation, alcoholic fermentation, wine aging, temperature and duration of storage and transportation.
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- Maksim Yu. Shalamitskiy
- All-Russian National Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking “Magarach” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 298600 Yalta, Russia; (M.Y.S.); (T.N.T.); (S.N.C.)
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- All-Russian National Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking “Magarach” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 298600 Yalta, Russia; (M.Y.S.); (T.N.T.); (S.N.C.)
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- All-Russian National Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking “Magarach” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 298600 Yalta, Russia; (M.Y.S.); (T.N.T.); (S.N.C.)
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (E.A.V.); (N.V.R.)
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (E.A.V.); (N.V.R.)
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- Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (E.A.V.); (N.V.R.)
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Arakawa GY, Yokoi KJ. Application of multiple ultra-high-pressure homogenization to the pasteurization process of Japanese rice wine, sake. J Biosci Bioeng 2023; 136:117-122. [PMID: 37291026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2023.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Hiire is a pasteurization process in the production of Japanese rice wine (sake), which stabilizes the quality of product; however, it also generates the carcinogen ethyl carbamate (EC). In this study, we investigated the application of ultra-high-pressure homogenization (UHPH) as an alternative sterilization method for sake production. Microbiological analysis revealed that multiple UHPH treatments sterilized hiochi lactobacilli (Lactobacillus fructivorans, L. homohiochii, L. casei, and L. hilgardii) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Enzyme activity assays revealed that α-amylase, glucoamylase, and acid-carboxypeptidase activities were reduced to less than 1% of the levels in non-pasteurized sake after four-time UHPH treatment. These results show that UHPH treatment meets the two requirements of the sake sterilization process sterilization and enzyme inactivation. The UHPH-processed sake did not show any significant changes in general properties but had reduced organic acid and aromatic component contents, with ethyl caproate content showing the most significant reduction of approximately 20%. Interestingly, EC was detected in pasteurized sake but not in UHPH-processed sake. These findings indicate that the UHPH technology could be used to inactivate microorganisms and enzymes in sake without generating EC.
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- Gen-Ya Arakawa
- Toyama Prefectural Food Research Institute, 360 Yoshioka, Toyama, Toyama 939-8153, Japan.
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- Toyama Prefectural Food Research Institute, 360 Yoshioka, Toyama, Toyama 939-8153, Japan
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Xue S, Dong N, Xiong K, Guo H, Dai Y, Liang H, Chen Y, Lin X, Zhu B, Zhang S. The Screening and Isolation of Ethyl-Carbamate-Degrading Strains from Fermented Grains and Their Application in the Degradation of Ethyl Carbamate in Chinese Baijiu. Foods 2023; 12:2843. [PMID: 37569112 PMCID: PMC10416978 DOI: 10.3390/foods12152843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Ethyl carbamate (EC), a 2A carcinogen produced during the fermentation of foods and beverages, primarily occurs in distilled spirits. Currently, most studies focus on strategies for EC mitigation. In the present research, we aimed to screen strains that can degrade EC directly. Here, we report two Candida ethanolica strains (J1 and J116), isolated from fermented grains, which can reduce EC concentrations directly. These two yeasts were grown using EC as the sole carbon source, and they grew well on different carbon sources. Notably, after immobilization with chitosan, the two strains degraded EC in Chinese Baijiu by 42.27% and 27.91% in 24 h (from 253.03 ± 9.89 to 146.07 ± 1.67 and 182.42 ± 5.05 μg/L, respectively), which was better than the performance of the non-immobilized strains. Furthermore, the volatile organic compound content, investigated using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, did not affect the main flavor substances in Chinese Baijiu. Thus, the yeasts J1 and J116 may be potentially used for the treatment and commercialization of Chinese Baijiu.
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- SKL of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China; (S.X.); (N.D.); (K.X.); (H.G.); (Y.D.); (H.L.); (Y.C.); (X.L.)
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Jung JY, Kang MJ, Hwang HS, Baek KR, Seo SO. Reduction of Ethyl Carbamate in an Alcoholic Beverage by CRISPR/Cas9-Based Genome Editing of the Wild Yeast. Foods 2022; 12:foods12010102. [PMID: 36613317 PMCID: PMC9818936 DOI: 10.3390/foods12010102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Ethyl carbamate (EC) is a naturally occurring substance in alcoholic beverages from the reaction of ethanol with urea during fermentation and storage. EC can cause dizziness and vomiting when consumed in small quantities and develop kidney cancer when consumed in excess. Thus, the reduction of EC formation in alcoholic beverages is important for food safety and human health. One of the strategies for reducing EC contents in alcoholic beverages is developing a new yeast starter strain to enable less formation of EC during fermentation. In this study, we isolated a polyploid wild-type yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain from the Nuruk (Korean traditional grain-based inoculum of wild yeast and mold) and developed a starter culture by genome engineering to reduce EC contents in alcoholic beverages. We deleted multiple copies of the target genes involved in the EC formation in the S. cerevisiae by a CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing tool. First, the CAR1 gene encoding for the arginase enzyme responsible for the formation of urea was completely deleted in the genome of S. cerevisiae. Additionally, the GZF3 gene encoding the transcription factor controlling expression levels of several genes (DUR1, 2, and DUR3) related to urea absorption and degradation was deleted in S. cerevisiae to further reduce the EC formation. The effects of gene deletion were validated by RT-qPCR to confirm changes in transcriptional levels of the EC-related genes. The resulting strain of S. cerevisiae carrying a double deletion of CAR1 and GZF3 genes successfully reduced the EC contents in the fermentation medium without significant changes in alcohol contents and fermentation profiles when compared to the wild-type strain. Finally, we brewed the Korean traditional rice wine Makgeolli using the double deletion strain of S. cerevisiae dCAR1&GZF3, resulting in a significant reduction of the EC content in Makgeolli up to 41.6% when compared to the wild-type strain. This study successfully demonstrated the development of a starter culture to reduce the EC formation in an alcoholic beverage by CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing of the wild yeast.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-2164-4316; Fax: +82-2-2164-6583
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Sun M, Xu W, Zhang W, Guang C, Mu W. Microbial elimination of carbamate pesticides: specific strains and promising enzymes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:5973-5986. [PMID: 36063179 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12141-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Carbamate pesticides are widely used in the environment, and compared with other pesticides in nature, they are easier to decompose and have less durability. However, due to the improper use of carbamate pesticides, some nontarget organisms still may be harmed. To this end, it is necessary to investigate effective removal or elimination methods for carbamate pesticides. Current effective elimination methods could be divided into four categories: physical removal, chemical reaction, biological degradation, and enzymatic degradation. Physical removal primarily includes elution, adsorption, and supercritical fluid extraction. The chemical reaction includes Fenton oxidation, photo-radiation, and net electron reduction. Biological degradation is an environmental-friendly manner, which achieves degradation by the metabolism of microorganisms. Enzymatic degradation is more promising due to its high substrate specificity and catalytic efficacy. All in all, this review primarily summarizes the property of carbamate pesticides and the traditional degradation methods as well as the promising biological elimination. KEY POINTS: • The occurrence and toxicity of carbamate pesticides were shown. • Biological degradation strains against carbamate pesticides were presented. • Promising enzymes responsible for the degradation of carbamates were discussed.
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- Minwen Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.,International Joint Laboratory On Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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Abt E, Incorvati V, Robin LP, Redan BW. Occurrence of Ethyl Carbamate in Foods and Beverages: Review of the Formation Mechanisms, Advances in Analytical Methods, and Mitigation Strategies. J Food Prot 2021; 84:2195-2212. [PMID: 34347857 PMCID: PMC9092314 DOI: 10.4315/jfp-21-219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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ABSTRACT Ethyl carbamate (EC) is a process contaminant that can be formed as a by-product during fermentation and processing of foods and beverages. Elevated EC concentrations are primarily associated with distilled spirits, but this compound has also been found at lower concentrations in foods and beverages, including breads, soy sauce, and wine. Evidence from animal studies suggests that EC is a probable human carcinogen. Consequently, several governmental institutions have established allowable limits for EC in the food supply. This review includes EC formation mechanisms, occurrence of EC in the food supply, and EC dietary exposure assessments. Current analytical methods used to detect EC will be covered, in addition to emerging technologies, such as nanosensors and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Various mitigation methods have been used to maintain EC concentrations below allowable limits, including distillation, enzymatic treatments, and genetic engineering of yeast. More research in this field is needed to refine mitigation strategies and develop methods to rapidly detect EC in the food supply. HIGHLIGHTS
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Wei T, Jiao Z, Hu J, Lou H, Chen Q. Chinese Yellow Rice Wine Processing with Reduced Ethyl Carbamate Formation by Deleting Transcriptional Regulator Dal80p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecules 2020; 25:E3580. [PMID: 32781689 PMCID: PMC7464398 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25163580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ethyl carbamate (EC) is a potential carcinogen that forms spontaneously during Chinese rice wine fermentation. The primary precursor for EC formation is urea, which originates from both external sources and arginine degradation. Urea degradation is suppressed by nitrogen catabolite repression (NCR) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The regulation of NCR is mediated by two positive regulators (Gln3p, Gat1p/Nil1p) and two negative regulators (Dal80p/Uga43p, Deh1p/Nil2p/GZF3p). DAL80 revealed higher transcriptional level when yeast cells were cultivated under nitrogen-limited conditions. In this study, when DAL80-deleted yeast cells were compared to wild-type BY4741 cells, less urea was accumulated, and genes involved in urea utilization were up-regulated. Furthermore, Chinese rice wine fermentation was conducted using dal80Δ cells; the concentrations of urea and EC were both reduced when compared to the BY4741 and traditional fermentation starter. The findings of this work indicated Dal80p is involved in EC formation possibly through regulating urea metabolism and may be used as the potential target for EC reduction.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (T.W.); (Z.J.); (J.H.); (H.L.)
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The fermentation industry is known to be very conservative, relying on traditional yeast management. Yet, in the modern fast-paced world, change comes about in facets such as climate change altering the quality and quantity of harvests, changes due to government regulations e.g., the use of pesticides or SO2, the need to become more sustainable, and of course by changes in consumer preferences. As a silent companion of the fermentation industry, the wine yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has followed mankind through millennia, changing from a Kulturfolger, into a domesticated species for the production of bread, beer, and wine and further on into a platform strain for the production of biofuels, enzymes, flavors, or pharmaceuticals. This success story is based on the ‘awesome power of yeast genetics’. Central to this is the very efficient homologous recombination (HR) machinery of S. cerevisiae that allows highly-specific genome edits. This microsurgery tool is so reliable that yeast has put a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) label onto itself and entrusted to itself the life-changing decision of mating type-switching. Later, yeast became its own genome editor, interpreted as domestication events, to adapt to harsh fermentation conditions. In biotechnology, yeast HR has been used with tremendous success over the last 40 years. Here we discuss several types of yeast genome edits then focus on HR and its inherent potential for evolving novel wine yeast strains and styles relevant for changing markets.
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A relevant trend in winemaking is to reduce the use of chemical compounds in both the vineyard and winery. In organic productions, synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and genetically modified organisms must be avoided, aiming to achieve the production of a “safer wine”. Safety represents a big threat all over the world, being one of the most important goals to be achieved in both Western society and developing countries. An occurrence in wine safety results in the recovery of a broad variety of harmful compounds for human health such as amines, carbamate, and mycotoxins. The perceived increase in sensory complexity and superiority of successful uninoculated wine fermentations, as well as a thrust from consumers looking for a more “natural” or “organic” wine, produced with fewer additives, and perceived health attributes has led to more investigations into the use of non-Saccharomyces yeasts in winemaking, namely in organic wines. However, the use of copper and sulfur-based molecules as an alternative to chemical pesticides, in organic vineyards, seems to affect the composition of grape microbiota; high copper residues can be present in grape must and wine. This review aims to provide an overview of organic wine safety, when using indigenous and/or non-Saccharomyces yeasts to perform fermentation, with a special focus on some metabolites of microbial origin, namely, ochratoxin A (OTA) and other mycotoxins, biogenic amines (BAs), and ethyl carbamate (EC). These health hazards present an increased awareness of the effects on health and well-being by wine consumers, who also enjoy wines where terroir is perceived and is a characteristic of a given geographical area. In this regard, vineyard yeast biota, namely non-Saccharomyces wine-yeasts, can strongly contribute to the uniqueness of the wines derived from each specific region.
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Wu D, Xie W, Li X, Cai G, Lu J, Xie G. Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using the CRISPR/Cas9 system to minimize ethyl carbamate accumulation during Chinese rice wine fermentation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:4435-4444. [PMID: 32215703 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10549-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ethyl carbamate (EC) is a potential carcinogen to humans that is mainly produced through the spontaneous reaction between urea and ethanol during Chinese rice wine brewing. We metabolically engineered a strain by over-expressing the DUR3 gene in a previously modified strain using an improved CRISPR/Cas9 system to further decrease the EC level. Homologous recombination of the DUR3 over-expression cassette was performed at the HO locus by individual transformation of the constructed plasmid CRISPR-DUR3-gBlock-HO, generating the engineered strain N85DUR1,2/DUR3-c. Consequently, the DUR3 expression level was significantly enhanced in the modified strain, resulting in increased utilization of urea. The brewing test showed that N85DUR1,2/DUR3-c reduced urea and EC concentrations by 92.0% and 58.5%, respectively, compared with those of the original N85 strain. Moreover, the engineered strain showed good genetic stability in reducing urea content during the repeated brewing experiments. Importantly, the genetic manipulation had a negligible effect on the growth and fermentation characteristics of the yeast strain. Therefore, the constructed strain is potentially suitable for application to reduce urea and EC contents during production of Chinese rice wine. KEY POINTS: • An efficient CRISPR vector was constructed and applied for DUR3 over-expression. • Multi-modification of urea cycle had synergistic effect on reducing EC level. • Fermentation performance of engineered strain was similar with the parental strain. • No residual heterologous genes were left in the genome after genetic manipulation. • An efficient CRISPR vector was constructed and applied for DUR3 over-expression. • Multi-modification of urea cycle had synergistic effect on reducing EC level. • Fermentation performance of engineered strain was similar with the parental strain. • No residual heterologous genes were left in the genome after genetic manipulation.
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- Dianhui Wu
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China. .,National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China. .,Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China. .,School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, People's Republic of China.,School of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, 310015, People's Republic of China
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Completion of the whole genome sequence of a laboratory yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae in 1996 ushered in the development of genome-wide experimental tools and accelerated subsequent genetic study of S. cerevisiae. The study of sake yeast also shared the benefit of such tools as DNA microarrays, gene disruption-mutant collections, and others. Moreover, whole genome analysis of representative sake yeast strain Kyokai no. 7 was performed in the late 2000s, and enabled comparative genomics between sake yeast and laboratory yeast, resulting in some notable finding for of sake yeast genetics. Development of next-generation DNA sequencing and bioinformatics also drastically changed the field of the genetics, including for sake yeast. Genomics and the genome-wide study of sake yeast have progressed under these circumstances during the last two decades, and are summarized in this article. Abbreviations: AFLP: amplified fragment length polymorphism; CGH: comparative genomic hybridization; CNV: copy number variation; DMS: dimethyl succinate; DSW: deep sea water; LOH: loss of heterozygosity; NGS: next generation sequencer; QTL: quantitative trait loci; QTN: quantitative trait nucleotide; SAM: S-adenosyl methionine; SNV: single nucleotide variation.
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- Takeshi Akao
- a National Research Institute of Brewing , Higashi-hiroshima , Japan
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Zhang W, Li Y, Chen Y, Xu S, Du G, Shi H, Zhou J, Chen J. Complete genome sequence and analysis of the industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain N85 used in Chinese rice wine production. DNA Res 2018; 25:4838783. [PMID: 29415277 PMCID: PMC6014378 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsy002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Chinese rice wine is a popular traditional alcoholic beverage in China, while its brewing processes have rarely been explored. We herein report the first gapless, near-finished genome sequence of the yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae N85 for Chinese rice wine production. Several assembly methods were used to integrate Pacific Bioscience (PacBio) and Illumina sequencing data to achieve high-quality genome sequencing of the strain. The genome encodes more than 6,000 predicted proteins, and 238 long non-coding RNAs, which are validated by RNA-sequencing data. Moreover, our annotation predicts 171 novel genes that are not present in the reference S288c genome. We also identified 65,902 single nucleotide polymorphisms and small indels, many of which are located within genic regions. Dozens of larger copy-number variations and translocations were detected, mainly enriched in the subtelomeres, suggesting these regions may be related to genomic evolution. This study will serve as a milestone in studying of Chinese rice wine and related beverages in China and in other countries. It will help to develop more scientific and modern fermentation processes of Chinese rice wine, and explore metabolism pathways of desired and harmful components in Chinese rice wine to improve its taste and nutritional value.
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- Weiping Zhang
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214443, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214443, China
- Department of Bioengineering, School of Food Sciences and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Food Sciences and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214443, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214443, China
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- Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214443, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214443, China
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Wu D, Li X, Sun J, Cai G, Xie G, Lu J. Effect of citrulline metabolism inSaccharomyces cerevisiaeon the formation of ethyl carbamate during Chinese rice wine fermentation. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jib.473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Dianhui Wu
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
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- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Research Center for Chinese Rice Wine; China Shaoxing Rice Wine Group Co. Ltd Shaoxing 312000 People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
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Ethyl carbamate: An emerging food and environmental toxicant. Food Chem 2017; 248:312-321. [PMID: 29329860 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.12.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ethyl carbamate (EC), a chemical substance widely present in fermented food products and alcoholic beverages, has been classified as a Group 2A carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). New evidence indicates that long-term exposure to EC may cause neurological disorders. Formation of EC in food and its metabolism have therefore been studied extensively and analytical methods for EC in various food matrices have been established. Due to the potential threat of EC to human health, mitigation strategies for EC in food products by physical, chemical, enzymatic, and genetic engineering methods have been developed. Natural products are suggested to provide protection against EC-induced toxicity through the modulation of oxidative stress. This review summarizes knowledge on the formation and metabolism of EC, detection of EC in food products, toxic effects of EC on various organs, and mitigation strategies including prevention of EC-induced tumorigenesis and genotoxicity by natural products.
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Vigentini I, Gebbia M, Belotti A, Foschino R, Roth FP. CRISPR/Cas9 System as a Valuable Genome Editing Tool for Wine Yeasts with Application to Decrease Urea Production. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2194. [PMID: 29163459 PMCID: PMC5678006 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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An extensive repertoire of molecular tools is available for genetic analysis in laboratory strains of S. cerevisiae. Although this has widely contributed to the interpretation of gene functionality within haploid laboratory isolates, the genetics of metabolism in commercially-relevant polyploid yeast strains is still poorly understood. Genetic engineering in industrial yeasts is undergoing major changes due to Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated protein (Cas) engineering approaches. Here we apply the CRISPR/Cas9 system to two commercial “starter” strains of S. cerevisiae (EC1118, AWRI796), eliminating the CAN1 arginine permease pathway to generate strains with reduced urea production (18.5 and 35.5% for EC1118 and AWRI796, respectively). In a wine-model environment based on two grape musts obtained from Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon cultivars, both S. cerevisiae starter strains and CAN1 mutants completed the must fermentation in 8–12 days. However, recombinant strains carrying the can1 mutation failed to produce urea, suggesting that the genetic modification successfully impaired the arginine metabolism. In conclusion, the reduction of urea production in a wine-model environment confirms that the CRISPR/Cas9 system has been successfully established in S. cerevisiae wine yeasts.
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- Ileana Vigentini
- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Departments of Molecular Genetics and Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Zhou K, Liu Y, Li WQ, Liu GL, Wei N, Sun YM, Bai WD, Xu ZL. An Improved HPLC-FLD for Fast and Simple Detection of Ethyl Carbamate in Soy Sauce and Prediction of Precursors. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-017-0948-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhou W, Fang R, Chen Q. Effect of gallic and protocatechuic acids on the metabolism of ethyl carbamate in Chinese yellow rice wine brewing. Food Chem 2017; 233:174-181. [PMID: 28530563 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.04.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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It was studied that gallic and protocatechuic acids played important roles in ethyl carbamate (EC) forming. Gallic and protocatechuic acids can reduce the arginine consumption through inhibiting the arginine deiminase enzyme. Therefore, they are generally added to regulate EC catabolism in the course of yellow rice wine leavening at the third day. In this work, gallic and protocatechuic acids made little influence on the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Besides, the addition of 200mg/L gallic or protocatechuic acid could prevent the transformation from urea/citrulline to EC. Gallic acid showed better inhibiting effect that the content of EC could be reduced by 91.9% at most. Furthermore, the production of amino acids and volatile flavor compounds are not markedly affected by phenolic compounds. The discoveries reveal that EC can be reduced by supplying gallic acid or protocatechuic acid while yellow rice wine leavening.
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- Wanyi Zhou
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Yang HF, Zeng XA, Wang LH, Yu SJ, Brennan MA. Ethyl carbamate control by genomic regulation of arginase in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeEC1118 in sugarcane juice fermentation. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.13261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Hua-Feng Yang
- School of Food Sciences and Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510640 China
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- School of Food Sciences and Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510640 China
- Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Research Center of Guangdong Province; China
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- School of Food Sciences and Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510640 China
- Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Research Center of Guangdong Province; China
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- School of Food Sciences and Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510640 China
- Food Green Processing and Nutrition Regulation Research Center of Guangdong Province; China
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- School of Food Sciences and Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510640 China
- Centre for Food Research and Innovation, Department of Wine, Food and Molecular Biosciences; Lincoln University; Lincoln 85084 New Zealand
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Nakagawa Y, Ogihara H, Mochizuki C, Yamamura H, Iimura Y, Hayakawa M. Development of intra-strain self-cloning procedure for breeding baker's yeast strains. J Biosci Bioeng 2017; 123:319-326. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 10/09/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zhang P, Du G, Zou H, Xie G, Chen J, Shi Z, Zhou J. Mutant Potential Ubiquitination Sites in Dur3p Enhance the Urea and Ethyl Carbamate Reduction in a Model Rice Wine System. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:1641-1648. [PMID: 28185458 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b05348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Ubiquitination can significantly affect the endocytosis and degradation of plasma membrane proteins. Here, the ubiquitination of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae urea plasma membrane transporter (Dur3p) was altered. Two potential ubiquitination sites, lysine residues K556 and K571, of Dur3p were predicted and replaced by arginine, and the effects of these mutations on urea utilization and formation under different nitrogen conditions were investigated. Compared with Dur3p, the Dur3pK556R mutant showed a 20.1% decrease in ubiquitination level in yeast nitrogen base medium containing urea and glutamine. It also exhibited a >75.8% decrease in urea formation in yeast extract-peptone-dextrose medium and 41.3 and 55.4% decreases in urea and ethyl carbamate formation (a known carcinogen), respectively, in a model rice wine system. The results presented here show that the mutation of Dur3p ubiquitination sites could significantly affect urea utilization and formation. Modifying the ubiquitination of specific transporters might have promising applications in rationally engineering S. cerevisiae strains to efficiently use specific nitrogen sources.
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- Peng Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Zhejiang Guyuelongshan Shaoxing Wine Company , 13 Yangjiang Road, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312099, China
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- Zhejiang Guyuelongshan Shaoxing Wine Company , 13 Yangjiang Road, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312099, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education and School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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Xu E, Wu Z, Wang F, Long J, Xu X, Jin Z, Jiao A. Effect of ‘wheat Qu’ addition on the formation of ethyl carbamate in Chinese rice wine with enzymatic extrusion liquefaction pretreatment. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jib.290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Enbo Xu
- The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology; School of Food Science and Technology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology; School of Food Science and Technology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology; School of Food Science and Technology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology; School of Food Science and Technology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology; School of Food Science and Technology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology; School of Food Science and Technology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology; School of Food Science and Technology; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
- Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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Wu D, Li X, Lu J, Chen J, Zhang L, Xie G. Constitutive expression of theDUR1,2gene in an industrial yeast strain to minimize ethyl carbamate production during Chinese rice wine fermentation. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2015; 363:fnv214. [DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnv214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Ryu D, Choi B, Kim E, Park S, Paeng H, Kim CI, Lee JY, Yoon HJ, Koh E. Determination of Ethyl Carbamate in Alcoholic Beverages and Fermented Foods Sold in Korea. Toxicol Res 2015; 31:289-97. [PMID: 26483888 PMCID: PMC4609976 DOI: 10.5487/tr.2015.31.3.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Ethyl carbamate (EC) classified as a probable human carcinogen (Group 2A) is naturally formed in alcoholic beverages and fermented foods during fermentation process and/or during storage. The objective of this study was to analyze EC in 34 food items including 14 alcoholic beverages and 20 fermented foods sold in Korea. Each food was collected from 18 supermarkets in 9 metropolitan cities in Korea, and then made into composite. According to food composition and alcohol content, samples were divided into four matrices such as apple juice, milk, Soju (liquor containing about 20% alcohol), and rice porridge. The maximum EC value of 151.06 µg/kg was found in Maesilju (liquor made from Maesil and Soju). Whisky and Bokbunjaju (Korean black raspberry wine) contained 9.90 µg/kg and 6.30 µg/kg, respectively. EC was not detected in other alcoholic beverages. Of 20 fermented foods, Japanese-style soy sauce had highest level of 15.59 µg/kg and traditional one contained 4.18 µg/kg. Soybean paste had 1.18 µg/kg, however, EC was not found in other fermented foods.
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- Dayeon Ryu
- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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- Bureau of Health Industry Promotion, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
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- Nutrition Policy & Promotion Team, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
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- Department of Food Safety Evaluation, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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Li X, Shen C, Wu D, Lu J, Chen J, Xie G. Enhancement of urea uptake in Chinese rice wine yeast strain N85 by the constitutive expression ofDUR3for ethyl carbamate elimination. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jib.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Xiaomin Li
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- Industrial Technology Research Institute of Jiangnan University in Suqian; 888 Renmin Road Suqian 223800 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
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- School of Biotechnology; Jiangnan University; 1800 Lihu Road Wuxi 214122 People's Republic of China
- National Engineering Research Centre for Chinese Rice Wine; China Shaoxing Rice Wine Group Co., Ltd; Shaoxing 312000 People's Republic of China
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Steensels J, Snoek T, Meersman E, Nicolino MP, Voordeckers K, Verstrepen KJ. Improving industrial yeast strains: exploiting natural and artificial diversity. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2014; 38:947-95. [PMID: 24724938 PMCID: PMC4293462 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6976.12073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2013] [Revised: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Yeasts have been used for thousands of years to make fermented foods and beverages, such as beer, wine, sake, and bread. However, the choice for a particular yeast strain or species for a specific industrial application is often based on historical, rather than scientific grounds. Moreover, new biotechnological yeast applications, such as the production of second-generation biofuels, confront yeast with environments and challenges that differ from those encountered in traditional food fermentations. Together, this implies that there are interesting opportunities to isolate or generate yeast variants that perform better than the currently used strains. Here, we discuss the different strategies of strain selection and improvement available for both conventional and nonconventional yeasts. Exploiting the existing natural diversity and using techniques such as mutagenesis, protoplast fusion, breeding, genome shuffling and directed evolution to generate artificial diversity, or the use of genetic modification strategies to alter traits in a more targeted way, have led to the selection of superior industrial yeasts. Furthermore, recent technological advances allowed the development of high-throughput techniques, such as 'global transcription machinery engineering' (gTME), to induce genetic variation, providing a new source of yeast genetic diversity.
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- Jan Steensels
- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIBLeuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIBLeuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIBLeuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIBLeuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIBLeuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIBLeuven, Belgium
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High-level expression and characterization of recombinant acid urease for enzymatic degradation of urea in rice wine. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 99:301-8. [PMID: 25027572 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5916-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 06/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Ethylcarbamate, a carcinogenic compound, is formed from urea and ethanol in rice wine, and enzymatic elimination of urea is always attractive. In the present work, we amplified the acid urease gene cluster ureABCEFGD from Lactobacillus reuteri CICC6124 and constructed robust Lactococcus lactis cell factories for the production of acid urease. The titer of the recombinant acid urease was increased from 1,550 to 11,560 U/L by optimization of the cultivation process. Meanwhile, the enzyme showed satisfied properties toward urea elimination in the rice wine model system. By incubating the enzyme (50 U/L) at 20 °C for 60 h, about 95.8% of urea in rice wine was removed. Interestingly, this acid urease also exhibited activity toward ethylcarbamate. The results demonstrated that this recombinant acid urease has great potential in the elimination of urea in rice wine.
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Jiao Z, Dong Y, Chen Q. Ethyl Carbamate in Fermented Beverages: Presence, Analytical Chemistry, Formation Mechanism, and Mitigation Proposals. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2014; 13:611-626. [DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Zhihua Jiao
- Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition; Zhejiang Univ; Nr. 866, Yuhangtang Road Xihu District Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition; Zhejiang Univ; Nr. 866, Yuhangtang Road Xihu District Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition; Zhejiang Univ; Nr. 866, Yuhangtang Road Xihu District Hangzhou 310058 China
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Wang P, Sun J, Li X, Wu D, Li T, Lu J, Chen J, Xie G. Contribution of citrulline to the formation of ethyl carbamate during Chinese rice wine production. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2014; 31:587-92. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2013.878869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Metabolic engineering of the regulators in nitrogen catabolite repression to reduce the production of ethyl carbamate in a model rice wine system. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 80:392-8. [PMID: 24185848 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03055-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rice wine has been one of the most popular traditional alcoholic drinks in China. However, the presence of potentially carcinogenic ethyl carbamate (EC) in rice wine has raised a series of food safety issues. During rice wine production, the key reason for EC formation is urea accumulation, which occurs because of nitrogen catabolite repression (NCR) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. NCR represses urea utilization by retaining Gln3p in the cytoplasm when preferred nitrogen sources are present. In order to increase the nuclear localization of Gln3p, some possible phosphorylation sites on the nuclear localization signal were mutated and the nuclear localization regulation signal was truncated, and the disruption of URE2 provided an additional method of reducing urea accumulation. By combining these strategies, the genes involved in urea utilization (DUR1,2 and DUR3) could be significantly activated in the presence of glutamine. During shake flask fermentations of the genetically modified strains, very little urea accumulated in the medium. Furthermore, the concentrations of urea and EC were reduced by 63% and 72%, respectively, in a model rice wine system. Examination of the normal nutrients in rice wine indicated that there were few differences in fermentation characteristics between the wild-type strain and the genetically modified strain. These results show that metabolic engineering of the NCR regulators has great potential as a method for eliminating EC during rice wine production.
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