YEAST ALLELES INVOLVED IN MAXIMAL ALCOHOL ACCUMULATION CAPACITY AND TOLERANCE TO HIGH ALCOHOL LEVELS

摘要

The present invention relates to a specific yeast allele of KIN3 that is involved in maximal alcohol accumulation and/or in tolerance to high alcohol levels. Preferably, said alcohol is ethanol. In a preferred embodiment, this specific allele is combined with specific alleles of ADE1 and/or VPS70. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of these alleles for the construction and/or selection of high alcohol tolerant yeasts, by stacking of positive alleles, or the selection and construction of low alcohol producing yeasts by stacking of negative alleles.