Sugar induces death of the bottom fermenting yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus.
We confirmed that sugar-induced cell death (SICD) occurs in the bottom fermenting yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus under anaerobic conditions and that mitochondrial DNA is only partly required for SICD. Fermentation tests using different ratios of glucose and non-glucose nutrients demonstrated that SICD is influenced by the balance between these nutrients.
Yoshimoto
Hiroyuki
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Central Laboratories for Frontier Technology, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan. hyoshimoto@kirin.co.jp
Ohuchi
Rie
R
Ikado
Kumiko
K
Yoshida
Satoshi
S
Minato
Toshiko
T
Ishiguro
Tatsuji
T
Mizutani
Satoru
S
Kobayashi
Osamu
O
D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D016923:Cell Death; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D012440:Saccharomyces / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial