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The internal pH of Saccharomyces cerevisiae IGC 3507 III (a respiratory-deficient mutant) was measured by the distribution of [14C]propionic acid, when the yeast was fermenting glucose at pH 3.5, 4.5 and 5.5 in the presence of several concentrations of acetic acid and ethanol. Good correlation was obtained between fermentation rates and internal pH. For all external pH values tested, the internal pH was 7.0–7.2 in the absence of inhibitors. The addition of acetic acid and/or ethanol resulted in a decrease of fermentation rate together with a drop in internal pH. Internal pH did not depend on the concentration of total external acetic acid but only on the concentration of the undissociated form of the acid. Ethanol potentiated the effect of acetic acid both with respect to inhibition of fermentation and internal acidification.
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Pampulha, M.E., Loureiro-Dias, M.C. Combined effect of acetic acid, pH and ethanol on intracellular pH of fermenting yeast. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 31, 547–550 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270792
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270792