Abstract |
Weak organic acid food preservatives exert pronounced culture pH-dependent effects on both the heat-shock response and the thermotolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In low-pH cultures, they inhibit this stress response and cause strong induction of respiratory-deficient petites amongst the survivors of lethal heat treatment. In higher pH cultures, 25 degrees C sorbic acid treatment causes a strong induction of thermotolerance without inducing the heat-shock response. In this study we show that trehalose, a major stress protectant, accumulates rapidly in S. cerevisiae exposed to sorbate at low pH. In pH 3.5 cultures, a 25 degrees C sorbate treatment is as effective as a 39 degrees C heat shock in inducing trehalose. This weak-acid-induced trehalose accumulation is enhanced in the pfk1 S. cerevisiae mutant, indicating that it arises through inhibition of glycolysis at the phosphofructokinase step. The more preservative-resistant food spoilage yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii differs from S. cerevisiae in that: (1) its basal thermotolerance is not strongly affected by culture pH; (2) it does not display trehalose accumulation in response to 25 degrees C sorbate treatment at low pH; and (3) there is no induction of respiratory-deficient petites during lethal heating with sorbate. This probably reflects Z. bailii being both petite-negative and better equipped for maintenance of homeostasis during weak-acid, pH or high-temperature stress.
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Authors | L Cheng, J Moghraby, P W Piper |
Journal | FEMS microbiology letters
(FEMS Microbiol Lett)
Vol. 170
Issue 1
Pg. 89-95
(Jan 01 1999)
ISSN: 0378-1097 [Print] England |
PMID | 9919656
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Food Preservatives
- Trehalose
- Phosphofructokinase-1
- Sorbic Acid
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Topics |
- Food Preservatives
(pharmacology)
- Glycolysis
- Heat-Shock Response
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Phosphofructokinase-1
(metabolism)
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(drug effects, growth & development, metabolism)
- Sorbic Acid
(pharmacology)
- Trehalose
(metabolism)
- Zygosaccharomyces
(drug effects, growth & development, metabolism)
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