Chemical and morphological changes of incipient to advanced stages of palo podrido, an extensively delignified wood, and other types of white rot decay found in the temperate forests of southern Chile were investigated. ...

The evolution of water activity during solid-state cultivation of Gibberella fujikuroi was followed. A typical organic substrate, wheat bran and soluble starch, was used. Culture sorption isotherms were determined verifying ...

The effect of ethanol on the metabolism of Oenococcus oeni, the bacterium responsible for the malolactic fermentation (MLF) of wine, is still scarcely understood. Here, we characterized the global metabolic response in O. ...

Cada día hay un mayor interés en comprender el metabolismo de determinados microorganismos debido a sus aplicaciones industriales y farmacológicas. La biología de sistemas es una herramienta utilizada con este fin, ya ...

Volatile species with thiol functions are important contributors to the flavour of a wide variety of wine types. However, in spite of their importance, their fate during winemaking has not been fully elucidated. In this ...

La celulosa es degradada exclusivamente por microorganismos, dentro de los cuales se encuentran tanto hongos como bacterias. Estos tienen en común la propiedad de producir enzimas hidroliticas extracelulares, las cuales ...

This paper examines why the investment rates of Latin American countries have been so low, in comparison with those of the fast growing East Asian countries. First, the paper compare the private and public investment ratios ...