Stain Saccharomyces cerevisiae M 2016785 producing high concentration of β-phenylethanol and application thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10982295-B2
Application number	US-201816226622-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2018
Priority date	May 25, 2017
Publication date	Apr 20, 2021
Grant date	Apr 20, 2021

Abstract

The present invention discloses a strain S. cerevisiae M 2016785 producing high concentration of β-phenylethanol and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of industrial microorganisms. The strain S. cerevisiae M 2016785 producing high concentration of β-phenylethanol according to the present invention was deposited in China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) on Dec. 26, 2016 with the accession number OF CCTCC NO: M 2016785. The strain of the present invention has the high β-phenylethanol production capacity, and is applied in the fermentation of Huangjiu, the fermentation of cooking wine, the brewing of vinegar, the fermentation of soybean sauce and the fermentation of Baijiu, in which the content of β-phenylethanol can reach 410 mg/L, 450 mg/L, 300 mg/L, 200 mg/L, 110 mg/L and 370 mg/L respectively, and effectively increases the concentration of the flavor substance such as 2-phenylethyl acetate. The yeast strain of the present invention has good fermentation performance, obviously improves the β-phenylethanol content in the fermented product, and improves the quality of the fermented product, and thus has broad application prospects.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fermented food comprising a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain M 2016785, which was deposited in China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) with accession number of M 2016785, or a microbial agent comprising the S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785,
wherein the fermented food is produced by the process of fermenting the S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785 in a liquid culture, and
wherein the S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785 produces β-phenylethanol in the liquid culture without addition of precursor phenylalanine.

2. The fermented food of claim 1 , wherein the fermented food comprises alcohol, vinegar, or soy sauce.

3. The fermented food of claim 2 , wherein the alcohol is Huangjiu (rice wine), cooking wine, Baijiu (liquor beverage), or fruit wine.

4. The fermented food of claim 3 , wherein the alcohol is Huangjiu (rice wine)
wherein the Huangjiu is produced by the further process of: adding the fermented S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785 to steamed rice for further fermentation under conditions that produce β-phenylethanol, and then pressing the rice to obtain rice wine as a liquid separated from the rice, and
wherein the amount of β-phenylethanol in the Huangjiu is two to four times higher as compared with Huangjiu made from wild type yeast under similar conditions.

5. The fermented food of claim 3 , wherein the alcohol is cooking wine which is produced by adding up to 10% salt to the Huangjiu, and
wherein the amount of β-phenylethanol in the cooking wine is two to four times higher as compared with cooking wine made from wild type yeast under similar conditions.

6. The fermented food of claim 3 , wherein the alcohol is vinegar, which is produced by acetic fermentation of the Huangjiu in the presence of bran and vinegar culture, and
wherein the vinegar has a β-phenylethanol content of at least 300 mg/L.

7. The fermented food of claim 3 , wherein the alcohol is Baijiu, and wherein in the fermenting step the S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785 is fermented with steamed sorghum and one or more of: rice hull, wheat, corn, rice, and bran, to produce a first liquor, and further comprising the steps of:
steaming the first liquor to produce a steamed first liquor,
fermenting the first steamed liquor with the S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785 to produce a second liquor,
steaming the second liquor to produce a steamed second liquor, and
blending the steamed first liquor and the steamed second liquor to produce Baijiu,
wherein the Baijiu has a β-phenylethanol content of at least 100 mg/L.

8. The fermented food of claim 3 , wherein the alcohol is fruit wine, and wherein adding the fermented S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785 starter culture to food further comprises:
adding the fermented S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785 starter culture to sugar and one or more of mulberry juice, hawthorn wine, bayberry juice, and Aronia juice, and
fermenting the sugar, S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785, and juice under conditions that produce β-phenylethanol, and
wherein the fruit wine has a β-phenylethanol content of at least 350 mg/L.

9. The fermented food of claim 8 , wherein the fruit wine is obtained according to following steps:
(a) cleaning fruit raw materials, crushing, pressing, and separating to obtain a juice;
(b) adding white granulated sugar to the juice with stirring;
(c) adding 160 mg/L of potassium pyrosulfite, 100 mg/L of pectinase into a fermentation tank with stirring;
(d) activating a seed solution of the S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785, culturing in a YPD medium comprising 1% yeast extract, 2% peptone, and 2% glucose for 12 h or longer; or adding 2% lyophilized powder of the S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785 and stirring for 30 to 60 min at 38° C.;
(e) inoculating the activated seed solution or bacterial solution of lyophilized powder in the previous step into the fermentation tank for pre-fermentation; after inoculation, controlling the temperature at 23 to 25° C., starting the fermentation after 12 to 24 h, and controlling the temperature at 20 to 23° C. after starting the fermentation;
(f) after the pre-fermentation, separating the yeast in the fermentation broth, and adding sulfur dioxide;
(g) maintaining the temperature to be below 20° C., adding a clarifying agent, fully mixing, and fermenting for 16 to 24 days; and
(h) filtering and draining liquor at a bottom of the fermentation tank and filtering an upper liquid.

10. The fermented food of claim 2 , wherein the soy sauce is obtained according to following steps:
mixing and steaming soybean meal and wheat,
inoculating Aspergillus oryzae,
adding salt water to make a soy sauce mash having a salt content of 18% and water content of 65%,
stirring and mixing well,
inoculating the S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785 into the steamed and cooled soybean meal and wheat,
adding fresh water,
culturing to produce a seeding yeast M 2016785 to be added to a soy sauce mash,
inoculating the seeding yeast M 2016785 when the temperature of the soy sauce mash is increased to 20° C. during the fermentation process,
fermenting for 5 months, and
pressing, filtering, and clarifying the soy sauce mash to obtain the soy sauce, and
wherein the soy sauce has a β-phenylethanol content of at least 200 mg/L.

11. The fermented food of claim 2 , wherein the soy sauce is obtained according to following steps:
mixing and steaming soybean meal and wheat,
inoculating Aspergillus oryzae,
adding salt water to make a soy sauce mash having a salt content of 7% and a water content of 40%,
stirring and mixing well,
inoculating the S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785 into part of the steamed and cooled soybean meal and wheat,
adding fresh water,
culturing to produce a seeding yeast M 2016785,
inoculating the seeding yeast M 2016785 into the soy sauce mash fermentation system,
controlling the product temperature at 40° C.,
fermenting for 15 days,
removing impurities and precipitates from the soy sauce mash, and
filtering and clarifying the resulted soy sauce mash to obtain the soy sauce, and
wherein the soy sauce has a β-phenylethanol content of at least 200 mg/L.

12. The fermented food of claim 1 , wherein the liquid culture comprises no added phenylalanine precursor.

13. The fermented food of claim 1 , wherein the S. cerevisiae strain M 2016785 produces twice as much β-phenylethanol in the fermenting step as compared to wild type yeast fermented under similar conditions.

14. The fermented food of claim 13 , wherein the liquid culture comprises no added phenylalanine precursor.

Assignees

• Univ Jiangnan

Inventors

• Mao Jian
• Liu Shuang Ping
• Ji Zhongwei
• Han Xiao

Classifications

• C12R2001/865

  Saccharomyces cerevisiae · CPC title

• C12N1/18 Primary

  Baker's yeast; Brewer's yeast · CPC title

• C12N1/185 Primary

  Saccharomyces isolates · CPC title

• A23L27/50

  Soya sauce · CPC title

• C12G1/0203

  by microbiological or enzymatic treatment · CPC title