β-d-Glucosidase as "key enzyme" for sorghum cyanogenic glucoside (dhurrin) removal and beer bioflavouring.
Sorghum malt used during African beer processing contains a high level of cyanogenic glucoside (dhurrin), up to 1375 ppm. In traditional sorghum malting and mashing, dhurrin is not sufficiently hydrolyzed due to uncontrolled germination and a high gelatinization temperature. The cyanide content of traditional African beers (11 ppm) is higher than the minimum dose (1 ppm) required to form carcinogenic ethyl carbamate during alcoholic fermentation. In the detoxification process, aryl-β-d-glucosidase (dhurrinase) is the "key component". For significant dhurrin hydrolysis during mashing, optimizing dhurrinase synthesis during malting is a good solution to reduce dhurrin completely to below the harmful dose in the sorghum wort. Lactic acid bacteria which exhibit aryl-β-d-glucosidase prior to alcoholic fermentation may help to reduce ethyl carbamate content in alcoholic beverages. Moreover, some specific β-d-glucosidases have a dual property, being able to cleave and synthesize glucosides bonds and thereby generating good precursors for beer bioflavouring.
Institute of Brewing and Beverage Technology, Technische Universität München, Weihenstephaner Steig, 20 85354, Freising, Germany.
Sedjro Emile
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Tokpohozin
Institute of Brewing and Beverage Technology, Technische Universität München, Weihenstephaner Steig, 20 85354, Freising, Germany. Electronic address: Susann.Fischer@tum.de.
Susann
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Fischer
Institute of Brewing and Beverage Technology, Technische Universität München, Weihenstephaner Steig, 20 85354, Freising, Germany.
Bertram
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Sacher
Institute of Brewing and Beverage Technology, Technische Universität München, Weihenstephaner Steig, 20 85354, Freising, Germany.
Thomas
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Becker
D001515:Beer; D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D005959:Glucosidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009570:Nitriles / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045868:Sorghum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
D005421:Flavoring Agents; D009570:Nitriles; D005959:Glucosidases; C011220:dhurrin
Beer bio-flavoring; Dhurrin residue; Ethyl carbamate; Sorghum-beer; β-d-Glucosidase