GENE CAPABLE OF ENHANCING LOW TEMPERATURE FERMENTATION ABILITY AND/OR FREEZING STRESS RESISTANCE AND USE THEREOF

摘要

Disclosed are a gene capable of enhancing low temperature properties (low temperature fermentation ability and/or resistance to freezing stress), and use of the gene. Particularly, disclosed are a brewing yeast having excellent low temperature properties, an alcoholic beverage produced using the yeast, a method for production of the alcoholic beverage, and others. More specifically, disclosed are a gene DLT1 encoding DLT1p which can enhance the low temperature properties of a brewing yeast, an yeast which is improved in low temperature properties by increasing the expression amount of a nonScDLT1 gene that is characteristic of a brewer's yeast, a method for production of an alcoholic beverage using the yeast, and others.