Cooperation between wild lactococcal strains for cheese aroma formation

Several wild lactococcal strains were tested for their ability to produce aroma compounds during growth in milk. Strains were incubated alone and in combination with Lactococcus lactis IFPL730, which is characterized by showing α-keto acid decarboxylase activity. Volatile compounds from incubated mi...

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Autores: Amárita, F., Plaza, M., de la, Fernández de Palencia, P., Requena, Teresa, Peláez, Carmen
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2006
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositório:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/112727
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/112727
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Cheese aroma
Lactococcus lactis
Amino acid catabolism
Descrição
Resumo:Several wild lactococcal strains were tested for their ability to produce aroma compounds during growth in milk. Strains were incubated alone and in combination with Lactococcus lactis IFPL730, which is characterized by showing α-keto acid decarboxylase activity. Volatile compounds from incubated milks were analyzed by means of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and evaluated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Incubated milks were also sniffed for sensory analysis to describe aroma attributes. The combination of L. lactis IFPL326 that showed the highest branched chain aminotransferase activity with IFPL730 contributed to the highest formation of leucine-derived volatile compounds, such as 3-methylbutanal, 3-methyl-1-butanol and 2-hydroxy-4-methyl pentanoic acid methyl ester. In addition, the milk incubated with this combination of strains was awarded, by the test panellists, the highest scores for >ripened cheese> attribute and aroma intensity. The results indicate that combination of L. lactis strains harbouring complementary catabolic routes can contribute to improved cheese aroma formation, the combined cultures with L. lactis IFPL730 resulting in higher volatile compound formation than isolate strains. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.