Abstract
It is shown that among various grains, wheat and barley contain in the endosperm a toxic substance to brewing yeast, and the substance is easily extracted with a dilute sulfuric acid solution. One unit of the toxicity is defined as the lowest amount of the extract which inhibits the yeast growth in 10 ml of wort medium. Two or more units of the toxicity not only inhibited the yeast growth, but also caused the death of yeast cells. Although the toxic effect was not observed when divalent metallic ions such as Ca2+, Zn2+ or Fe2+ were present at a concentration of 5 × l0−3 mole or more, the toxicity could be recovered by the addition of ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetate (EDTA). Genetic relationships on the content of the toxicity in wheat and barley and sensitivity of yeast strains to the toxicity are also presented.
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