Identification of target genes to control acetate yield during aerobic fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
José Antonio CurielZoel SalvadóJordi TronchoniPilar MoralesAlda Joao RodriguesManuel QuirósRamon GonzalezPublished in: Microbial cell factories (2016)
REG1 and PDC1 deletion strains showed a strong reduction of acetic acid yield in aerobic fermentations. Since REG1 defective strains may be obtained by non-GMO approaches, these gene modifications show good promise to help reducing ethanol content in wines.