STUDY OF THE PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF NON STARTER BACTERIA ON CHEESE FLAVOUR AND RIPENING FOR A VARIETY OF EUROPEAN CHEESES

Objective

Non starter bacteria will be isolated from an important indigenous variety of cheese in 6 countries of participants. Model system with short ripening times will be used to test bacterial strains with potentially different proteolytic properties for flavour development. Cheese making trials will be carried out by each participant using selected strains in addition to the starter culture. The effect of starter cell lysis, auto-lysis and enzyme release of the NSLAB on growth of NSLAB will be studied and proteoses and peptidases will be isolated. It is expected that a positive relationship between the proteolysis of NSLAB and flavour development in cheese will be found. As a result of this a standardised procedure for selection of good flavour producing non starter bacteria based on proteolysis would be established.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › bacteriology
• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › proteins › enzymes

Programme(s)

• FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 312 - Food quality

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

TEAGASC

Address

Sandymount Avenue 19
Fermoy, Co Cork
Ireland

Participants (7)

C.S.I.C.

Spain

Address

Serrano 117
28006 Madrid

FEDERAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR NUTRITION AND FOOD

Germany

Address

Hermann-weigmann-strasse 1
24103 Kiel

Hannah Research Institute

United Kingdom

Address

KA6 5HL Ayr

NETHERLANDS INST. FOR DAIRY RESEARCH

Netherlands

Address

Postbus 20
6710 BA Ede

REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Ireland

Address

Dublin Road
90 Galway

UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE

Italy

Address

Largo Agostino Gemelli 1
Milano

Links

WATERFORD FOODS PLC.

Ireland

Address

40 Kilkenny