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Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2011

Synthesis of esters by propionibacteria and lactobacilli

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Esters are important contributors to the flavor of many cheese-types, conferring fruity notes. Among several esters detected in cheese, ethyl butanoate is a common flavor-active compound. Propionibacteria (PAB) and lactobacilli used as starter/adjunct cultures in the manufacture of Swiss-type cheeses play a major role in ester synthesis. Esters are synthesized by esterases from free fatty acids and alcohols (esterification) or triglycerides and alcohols (alcoholysis). The availability of alcohols is the limiting factor of ester synthesis in Swiss and Cheddar cheese. Our aim was to evaluate the ester-synthesizing activity of two PAB strains (Propionibacterium freudenreichii CIRM1 and CIRM508) and two lactobacilli strains (Lactobacillus fermentum CRL1446 and L. casei CRL1430) isolated from cheeses. PAB were cultured in YEL broth at 30°C, and lactobacilli in MRS broth at 37°C. Cells were harvested at stationary phase, and disrupted using glass beads. Cell-free extracts were then incubated in reaction mixtures containing either butanoic acid + ethanol or tributyrin + ethanol, to investigate ester synthesis via esterification and alcoholysis, respectively. After 24 h incubation at 30°C (PAB) or 37°C (lactobacilli), esters and alcohols were determined using dynamic head space-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (DHS-GC-MS). Both PAB strains showed ethyl butanoate-synthesizing activity via esterification, P. freudenreichii CIRM508 activity being 2-fold higher than P. freudenreichii CIRM1. Ethyl butanoate-synthesizing activities via alcoholysis were also detected, but were significantly lower than via esterification, P. freudenreichii CIRM1 activity being 2-fold higher than P. freudenreichii CIRM508. Regarding lactobacilli, both strains showed ethyl butanoate-synthesizing activity. In L. fermentum CRL1446 higher activity via alcoholysis was observed, whereas in L. casei CRL1430 higher activity via esterification was detected. Significant pentyl butanoate and butyl butanoate-synthesizing activites via alcoholysis were also observed in these strains. No direct relationship between the presence of alcohols and the corresponding esters was observed. Our results demonstrate that the evaluated strains have the enzymatic potential to synthesize esters that are crucial for flavor development in Swiss-type cheeses. Supported by ECOS-MINCYT A08B02.
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hal-01454325 , version 1 (02-02-2017)

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Maria Claudia Abeijon Muksdi, Marie-Bernadette Maillard, Ruben Oliszewski, Roxana B. Medina, Silvia N. Gonzales, et al.. Synthesis of esters by propionibacteria and lactobacilli. VII CONGRESO ARGENTINO DE MICROBIOLOGÍA GENERAL SAMIGE DEL BICENTENARIO, May 2011, Tucuman, Argentina. ⟨hal-01454325⟩
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