The tolerance towards hop acids is one of the most important prerequisites for the survival and growth of bacteria in beer. Based on “forcing tests” in beer of non-adapted
L. brevis to hop compounds, bacteria were categorized into constitutive beer-spoiling and non-spoiling strains. Differential 2D gel electrophoresis revealed mechanisms, which contribute to basal level of hop tolerance. These are involved in pH and zinc homeostasis, utilization of maltose and degradation of mis-folded proteins as well as replication and DNA repair, homeostasis of copper or manganese, uptake of peptides, utilization of branched chain amino acids and unspecific acetylation of currently unknown substances. Additionally, usually non-specific, but typical bacterial stress responses could be induced in the lack of manganese, which contribute to advanced level of hop tolerance.
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The tolerance towards hop acids is one of the most important prerequisites for the survival and growth of bacteria in beer. Based on “forcing tests” in beer of non-adapted
L. brevis to hop compounds, bacteria were categorized into constitutive beer-spoiling and non-spoiling strains. Differential 2D gel electrophoresis revealed mechanisms, which contribute to basal level of hop tolerance. These are involved in pH and zinc homeostasis, utilization of maltose and degradation of mis-folded proteins...
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