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Online estimation of assimilable nitrogen by electrical conductivity measurement during alcoholic fermentation in enological conditions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17434425     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The monitoring of alcoholic fermentation under enological conditions is currently poor due to the lack of sensors for online measurements. Such monitoring is currently limited to the measurement of CO(2) production or changes in density. In this study, we determined the potential value of measuring electrical conductivity. We showed that this measurement is related to the assimilation of nitrogen, which is typically the limiting nutrient, and directly correlated to ammoniacal nitrogen assimilation at any percentage of ammoniacal nitrogen in the medium. We also used electrical conductivity for the very precise monitoring of the kinetics of nitrogen assimilation after the addition of a pulse of diammonium hydrogen phosphate (DAP) during fermentation. The impact of initial conditions (e.g., must composition, grape variety, pH) remains unclear, but the robustness, precision and low price of the sensor used justify further studies of the potential value of measuring electrical conductivity on the pilot and industrial scales.
Authors:
Sophie Colombié; Eric Latrille; Jean-Marie Sablayrolles
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of bioscience and bioengineering     Volume:  103     ISSN:  1389-1723     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Biosci. Bioeng.     Publication Date:  2007 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-16     Completed Date:  2007-05-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100888800     Medline TA:  J Biosci Bioeng     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  229-35     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
INRA, UMR Sciences pour L'oenologie, 2 place Viala, 34060 Montpellier cedex 1, France. scolombi@bordeaux.inra.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Ammonia / metabolism
Electric Conductivity
Ethanol / metabolism*
Fermentation
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Kinetics
Nitrogen / analysis*,  metabolism
Online Systems
Phosphates / metabolism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae / growth & development,  metabolism
Wine / analysis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Phosphates; 10124-31-9/ammonium phosphate; 64-17-5/Ethanol; 7664-41-7/Ammonia; 7727-37-9/Nitrogen

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