The impact of yeast genetics and recombinant DNA technology on the wine industry - a review

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dc.contributor.authorPretorius, I. S.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan der Westhuizen, T. J.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-14T06:24:38Z
dc.date.available2017-06-14T06:24:38Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.descriptionCITATION: Pretorius, L. S. & Van der Westhuizen, T. J. 1991. The impact of yeast genetics and recombinant DNA technology on the wine industry - a review. South African Journal of Enology & Viticulture, 12(1):3-31, doi:10.21548/12-1-2220.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajeven_ZA
dc.description.abstractDespite our limited knowledge of the genetic make-up of commercial wine yeasts and the fact thatthe advantages of genetic manipulation of wine yeasts have not yet been demonstrated in practice, the wine industry has to realise that "the name of the game" is recombinant DNA and that the pace of progress is fast. The technology is so powerful that it now enables manipulation of the genome in ways hard to imagine only a decade ago. In this review we highlight the importance of the wine yeast to the wine industry and the necessity for well-planned breeding programmes. First, we summarise reliable taxonomic methods that are useful as diagnostic techniques in such breeding strategies. Second, we emphasise the complexity of the genetic features of commercial wine-yeast strains. Third, we review the genetic techniques available and point out the potential of these techniques (individually and in combination) in strain-development programmes. Finally, we attempt to stimulate interest in the genetic engineering of wine yeasts by discussing a few potential targets of strain development. The impact of yeast genetics and recombinant DNA technology on the wine industry promises to be impressive.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajev/article/view/2220
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent29 pages : illustrationsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPretorius, L. S. & Van der Westhuizen, T. J. 1991. The impact of yeast genetics and recombinant DNA technology on the wine industry - a review. South African Journal of Enology & Viticulture, 12(1):3-31, doi:10.21548/12-1-2220en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2224-7904 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0253-939X (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.21548/12-1-2220
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/101775
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Society for Enology and Viticultureen_ZA
dc.rights.holderSouth African Society for Enology and Viticultureen_ZA
dc.subjectRecombinant DNA technologyen_ZA
dc.subjectYeasts -- Genetic manipulationen_ZA
dc.subjectWine and wine makingen_ZA
dc.subjectWine yeasts -- Geneticsen_ZA
dc.subjectWine yeasts -- Classificationen_ZA
dc.titleThe impact of yeast genetics and recombinant DNA technology on the wine industry - a reviewen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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