The Impact of Chitosan on the Chemical Composition of Wines Fermented with  Schizosaccharomyces   pombe  and  Saccharomyces cerevisiae .
This study investigates the influence of the antimicrobial agent chitosan on a selected  Schizosaccharomyces pombe  strain during the alcoholic fermentation of ultra-pasteurized grape juice with a high concentration of malic acid. It also studies a selected  Saccharomyces cerevisiae  strain as a control. The study examines several parameters relating to wine quality, including volatile and non-volatile compounds. The principal aim of the study is to test the influence of chitosan on the final chemical composition of the wine during alcoholic fermentation, and to compare the two studied fermentative yeasts between them. The results show that chitosan influences the final concentration of acetic acid, ethanol, glycerol, acetaldehyde, pyruvic acid, α-ketoglutarate, higher alcohols, acetate esters, ethyl esters, and fatty acids, depending on the yeast species.
Scansani S, Rauhut D, Brezina S, Semmler H, Benito S