This chapter summarizes the biochemistry and genetics of yeast carbohydrate metabolism. It mainly concentrates on data obtained for Saccharomyces cerevisiae and refers to other wine yeast only as far as important differences are concerned. The final part of this review describes the regulatory molecular mechanisms which govern glucose utilization.
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Rodicio, R., Heinisch, J.J. (2009). Sugar Metabolism by Saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces Yeasts. In: König, H., Unden, G., Fröhlich, J. (eds) Biology of Microorganisms on Grapes, in Must and in Wine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85463-0_6
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