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Title:
BREEDING OF STRAIN HIGHLY PRODUCING ISOAMYL ACETATE, AND APPLICATION THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002191355
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method for breeding a strain by which a high-quality alcohol drink containing a large amount of isoamyl acetate, and having excellent fragrance can be produced.

A mutated yeast formed by mutation, having high alcohol acetyl transferase activities, and high ratio of isoamyl acetate/isoamyl alcohol, capable of producing a large amount of the isoamyl acetate is bred and isolated. The novel mutated yeast can be obtained from the strain grown in a selective medium containing a steroid having a pregnane skeleton having a hydroxylated 3-position such as pregnenolone, 17-hydroxypregnenolone and pregnanediol, or a sterol such as cholesterol.


Inventors:
TSUTSUMI HIROKO
NAMISE MASAHIRO
OSHIMA TAKEHIKO
MINAZU TETSUYOSHI
KAWATO SHOJI
ABE YASUHISA
Application Number:
JP2000397797A
Publication Date:
July 09, 2002
Filing Date:
December 27, 2000
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Assignee:
GEKKEIKAN KK
International Classes:
C12G3/02; C12C11/02; C12N1/16; C12N9/10; C12R1/85; (IPC1-7): C12N1/16; C12C11/02; C12G3/02; C12N9/10
Domestic Patent References:
JPH07184639A1995-07-25
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toda Chikio