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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2025

The production of esters by specific sourdough lactic acid bacteria species is limited by the precursor concentrations.

Inés Pradal, Stefan Weckx, Luc De Vuyst

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Inés PradalResearch Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology (IMDO), Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4949-262X
Stefan WeckxResearch Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology (IMDO), Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Luc De VuystResearch Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology (IMDO), Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7534-7186

Funding

Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship ICON HBC.2019.0104Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) SRP71, IOF3017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The production of fruity esters by sourdough lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeasts has not been explored in detail. Moreover, the biosynthesis of esters by LAB species under conditions similar to those occurring during sourdough production is still questionable. Concerning yeasts, a genome mining of 75 genomes revealed a strain dependency of the presence of seven specific ester biosynthesis genes. Accordingly, PCR assays to detect these acetate ( IMPORTANCE: The present study gave insights into the production of esters, which impart fruity flavors to fermented foods, by not only sourdough yeasts but also lactic acid bacteria. It showed that some lactic acid bacteria species can synthesize the esters ethyl acetate (sweet notes) and ethyl lactate (creamy notes) under specific conditions. The information gathered during the present study will enable sourdough bakers and companies from the bakery sector to get more information on how to produce sourdoughs that can add fruity notes to the final products after a rational screening and selection of potential starter culture strains.

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BreadEstersLactobacillalesEsterasesFermentationFood MicrobiologyTriticumYeastsEsterasesEstersestersfruity flavorgenome mininglactic acid bacteriasourdoughyeasts

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PMID40013785
PMCPMC11921326

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