Melatonin in yeast and fermented beverages: analytical tools for detection, physiological role and biosynthesis

The recently established relation between the metabolism of aromatic amino acids of yeast and the production of different bioactive molecules during fermentation opens up new and interesting research topics. Among these molecules, melatonin has drawn researchers’ attention in the last decade given i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Muñiz Calvo, Sara, Bisquert, Ricardo, Guillamón, José Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/215158
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/215158
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tryptophan
Serotonin
Indoleamine
Antioxidants
Bioactive
Fermentation
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Melatonin
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Sumario:The recently established relation between the metabolism of aromatic amino acids of yeast and the production of different bioactive molecules during fermentation opens up new and interesting research topics. Among these molecules, melatonin has drawn researchers’ attention in the last decade given its potential benefits for human health. This review summarizes melatonin production in fermented beverages, and conventional and current methods for detecting melatonin in yeast-derived samples. In addition, the role of melatonin in yeast is discussed and the biosynthetic pathway of melatonin is presented in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.