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IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 CHARACTERIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF YEAST BIOACTIVE PEPTIDES RELEASED DURING FERMENTATION AND AUTOLYSIS IN MODEL WINE

CHARACTERIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF YEAST BIOACTIVE PEPTIDES RELEASED DURING FERMENTATION AND AUTOLYSIS IN MODEL WINE

Abstract

Aging wine on lees is a consolidated practice during which some yeast components (e.g., polysaccha-rides, proteins, peptides) are released and solubilized in wine thus, affecting its stability and quality. Apart from the widely studied mannoproteins, the role of other yeast components in modulating wine characteristics is still scarce. Wine peptides have been studied for their contribution to taste, antioxi-dant, and antihypertensive potentials. However, the peptides detected in wine can be influenced by the interaction between yeasts and grape components. Therefore, to study the actual contribution of yeasts to the presence of wine peptides, the concentration and profile of peptides released by yeasts during and after fermentation was studied in model conditions.

A synthetic must, prepared replacing amino acids with NH4Cl as the sole nitrogen source, was inoculated with an oenological Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain. The resulting synthetic wine was sampled weekly over the first month, and monthly in the following five months. After centrifugation, each sample was ultrafiltered (3 kDa MWCO), and the peptides on the filtrate were quantified and separated by RP-HPLC. The peptides present in the 7 (end of fermentation) – and 120-day samples, were characterized by LC-MS/MS, thus determining their sequence and the putative origin. Moreover, their potential bioactivity was studied in silico using the BIOPEP Database.

Results showed that the total concentration of peptides increased during the first two weeks before pla-teauing to ≃ 0.91 g/L. Nevertheless, the number of peptides (2263 at day 7; 1978 at day 120) and the amino acid sequence differed over time. Within the released peptides, in silico analysis revealed the presence of potential bioactive sequences in the samples taken at the end of fermentation and collected after 120 days of lees aging. The vast majority (≃ 95%) of the peptides showed a potential antihyperten-sive activity.

Results indicate that yeasts abundantly release different peptides during and after the alcoholic fermen-tation due to the presence of yeast cells. The high peptide concentration, variety, and bioactive potential reported here deserve further investigation to assess the role of this fraction on wine quality and, pos-sibly, health effects.

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Publication date: February 9, 2024

Issue: OENO Macrowine 2023

Type: Article

Authors

Alberto, DE ISEPPI1,2, Matteo, MARANGON1,2, Viviana, CORICH1,2, Giorgio, ARRIGONI3,4, Davide, PORCELLATO5, Andrea, CURIO-NI1,2

1. Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Italy
2. Interdepartmental Centre for Research in Viticulture and Enology (CIRVE), University of Padova, Italy
3. Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy
4. Proteomic Center of Padova University, University of Padova, Italy
5. Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

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Keywords

Wine, Peptides, Yeast, Autolysis

Tags

IVES Conference Series | oeno macrowine 2023 | oeno-macrowine

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