Foley & Lardner
Alcohol acetyltransferase genes and use thereof
This invention disclosed herein provides an alcohol acetyl transferase ("AATase"), an AATase encoding gene and a yeast having an improved ester producing ability due to transformation with the AATase encoding gene. This invention also provides a process for producing an alcoholic beverage having an enriched ester flavor using the transformed yeast.
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Toshitaka Hiroyuki Naoshi Akihiro Takayuki Toshio
Minetoki Yoshimoto Nagasawa Iwamatsu Bogaki Fujii