Microbiological activity in stored olive oil

The disappearance of the bitter taste of newly produced olive oil during storage is due to the enzymatic hydrolysis of the bitter-tasting secoiridoid compound known as oleuropein. Current knowledge attributes the enzymatic hydrolysis of the oleuropein to the beta-glucosidase present in the olives. The present study, however, has demonstrated for the first time that oleuropein present in olive oil can be hydrolysed by beta-glucosidase from the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida wickerhamii. The enzymatic analyses carried out directly on the untreated olive oil and on sterilized olive oil inoculated with the above-mentioned yeasts proved the beta-glucosidase activity through the hydrolysis of both the synthetic substrate p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (PNPG) and the oleuropein. The absence of lipases in the isolated S. cerevisiae and C. wickerhamii examined lead us to believe that the yeasts contribute in a positive way towards the improvement of the organological quality of the oil without altering the composition of the triglycerides.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2002

Erschienen:

2002

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:75

Enthalten in:

International journal of food microbiology - 75(2002), 1-2 vom: 05. Mai, Seite 111-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ciafardini, G [VerfasserIn]
Zullo, B A [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

2O4553545L
Beta-Glucosidase
EC 3.2.1.21
Iridoid Glucosides
Iridoids
Journal Article
Oleuropein
Olive Oil
Plant Oils
Pyrans

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.07.2002

Date Revised 03.12.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM118757725