Investigating the secretome of non-Saccharomyces yeast in model wine

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2013-03
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Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Proteins from various sources, including grape berry cells, yeast, bacteria and fining agents e.g. albumin and casein, have previously been identified in wine. These proteins play various critical roles in the functioning and survival of the organisms that produced them but also exhibit oenological properties, once secreted in the juice/wine. Some of them can indeed be beneficial to winemaking, by releasing aroma compounds from grape-derived precursors, or detrimental to wine quality, by causing protein haze. Yeasts contribute significantly to the protein pool during and after alcoholic fermentation. However, while the extracellular proteins of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the main wine yeast species, have been characterised, those of non-Saccharomyces yeasts remain largely unknown, especially under winemaking conditions. Although specific extracellular enzymes released by non-Saccharomyces yeasts have been the focus of many studies in recent years, the targeted approaches used have restricted our knowledge to these specific enzymes and excluded the other secreted proteins. A more comprehensive insight into entire secretomes could improve our understanding of how yeasts survive in wine and interact with other species in mixed culture fermentations. This study aims to characterise the exo-proteome of Saccharomyces and selected non-Saccharomyces yeasts in pure and mixed cultures in a wine-like medium. Fermentation kinetics were monitored and the extracellular proteins isolated at the end of fermentation. M. pulcherrima hardly fermented whereas L. thermotolerans fermented slowly but steadily. As expected S. cerevisiae completed the fermentation rapidly. In sequential fermentations, the kinetics resembled those of the non-Saccharomyces yeasts for a period before switching to that of S. cerevisiae. This period varied from 4 to 15 days for M. pulcherrima and L. thermotolerans respectively. Visual observations of the protein content of the medium at the end of fermentation using 1D and 2D SDS-PAGE gels as well as identification of these proteins using mass fingerprinting revealed the large variety of proteins secreted and the influence of yeast interactions on each other’s secretome. The fermentation kinetics observed could partially be explained by the extent of the contribution of the different yeast to the protein content. Proteins secreted by non-Saccharomyces yeasts lowered the potential of wine to form protein haze, with both M. pulcherrima and L. thermotolerans in pure and mixed culture fermentations showing lower haze formation than S. cerevisiae. As far as we know, this is the first report on the secretome of non-Saccharomyces under winemaking condition and the influence non-Saccharomyces proteins have on the protein haze potential of wine, providing the basis for future investigations.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Proteïene vanaf verskeie bronne (insluitend druiwe korrels, gis, bakterieë en verhelderings agente bv. albumien en kaseïen) is reeds in wyn identifiseer. Hierdie proteïene speel verskeie rolle in die funksionering en oorlewing van die organismes wat dit produseer, maar beskik ook oor wynkundige eienskappe sodra dit in die sap of wyn uitgeskei word. Hoewel sommige proteïene in wyn wel voordelig mag wees as gevolg van die vrystelling van aroma komponente vanuit druif‐voorlopers, kan dit ook nadelig wees vir wyn kwaliteit deur die troebelheid wat dit kan veroorsaak Gis dra aansienlik by tot die totale proteïen inhoud van wyn, beide gedurende asook na alkoholiese fermentasie. Alhoewel die ekstrasellulêre proteïene van Saccharomyces cerevisiae (die mees algemeen gebruikte gis vir wynmaak) reeds goed gekarakteriseer is, is die proteïene van nie-Saccharomyces giste grootliks onbekend, veral die wat tydens wynmaak vrygestel word. Gedurende die laaste paar jaar het verskeie studies gefokus op spesifieke ekstrasellulêre ensieme wat deur nie-Saccharomyces giste produseer word, maar geteikende benaderings het ons kennis beperk tot net hierdie spesifieke ensieme, en enige ander afgeskeide proteïene uitgesluit. ʼn Meer omvattende insig oor die algehele afgeskeide proteoom kan ons begrip van hoe gis in wyn oorleef en interaksies tussen gis spesies in gemengde kultuur fermentasies verbeter Hierdie studie streef om die sekretoom van Saccharomyces en geselekteerde nie-Saccharomyces giste in suiwer en gemengde kultuur fermentasies van sintetiese wyn medium te karakteriseer. Fermentasie kinetika is gemonitor en die ekstrasellulêre proteïene is teen die einde van fermentasie geïsoleer. Metschnikowia pulcherrima het swak fermenteer terwyl Lachancea thermotolerans stadig tog reëlmatig fermenteer het. Soos verwag, het S. cerevisiae vinnig tot droog fermenteer. In agtereenvolgend geïnokuleerde fermentasies is die kinetika vir ʼn tydperk soortgelyk aan die van die nie-Saccharomyces giste voordat dit oorskakel na die van S. cerevisiae. Hierdie tydperk wissel respektiewelik vanaf 4 tot 15 dae vir M. pulcherrima en L. thermotolerans. Visuele waarnemings van die proteïen-inhoud van die medium aan die einde van die gisting met behulp van 1D en 2D SDS-PAGE gels asook identifisering van hierdie proteïene met behulp van massa vingerafdrukke onthul die groot verskeidenheid proteïene wat afgeskei word, asook die invloed van die giste se interaksies op mekaar se sekretoom. Die fermentasie kinetika waargeneem kan gedeeltelik verklaar word deur die omvang van die bydrae van die verskillende gis tot die proteïen-inhoud. Proteïene wat afgeskei word deur nie-Saccharomyces giste verlaag die potensiaal van wyn om proteïen troebelheid te vorm, met beide M. pulcherrima en L. thermotolerans (in suiwer en gemengde kultuur fermentasies) wat minder troebelheid vorm as fermentasies met S. cerevisiae. Sover ons kennis strek, is hierdie die eerste verslag oor die sekretoom van nie- Saccharomyces onder wynmaak toestande en ook oor die invloed wat nie-Saccharomyces proteïene op die proteïen troebelheid van wyn het, en vorm die basis vir toekomstige navorsing.
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Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.
Keywords
Wine -- Characterization of Saccharomyces yeasts, Wine and wine making -- Quality, Alcoholic fermentation, Theses -- Wine biotechnology, Dissertations -- Wine biotechnology
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