Identification and characterization of a psychrophilic yeast strain newly isolated from the fermentative starter (Loog-pang) of a traditional drink in Thailand.
One psychrophilic yeast strain, that grew well in a cold environment such as in a refrigerator, was isolated from the yeast starter (Loog-pang) of a traditional alcohol drink in Thailand. The isolated strain OPU-FC11 was identified as Cryptococcus diffluens by the assay for 26S ribosomal DNA and the test for carbon source assimilation. OPU-FC11 showed a good amount of growth at 4 degrees 0 at which a commonly found yeast like Saccharomyces cerevisiae did not grow, and produced cold-adapted enzymes that showed a relatively high activity at lower temperatures.
Kishida
Masao
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Division of Applied Biological Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
Seike
Yuichiro
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Kawasaki
Haruhiko
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D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000382:microbiology; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007700:Kinetics; D011096:Polygalacturonase / Q000378:metabolism; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013785:Thailand; D015003:Yeasts / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000378:metabolism
D011134:Polysaccharides; D000516:alpha-Amylases; D011096:Polygalacturonase