FW: flocculation

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rob.stewart at labatt.com ("Stewart, Robert") wrote:

> greetings,
> Flocculation depends on the presence of divalent cations, principally 
> calcium.  It works via a lectin recognizing glucose or both glucose and 
> mannose on the cell wall.  You could try using EDTA, although I am not sure 
> what that would do to the yeast. Try using excess non-metabolizable sugars 
> which will inhibit the lectin-receptor interaction.
> Cheers
> RS


Hiya,
As an extension to the above info - It may also be possible to eliminate
Ca from the medium you are using - most strains don't need Ca to grow.  As
well, 200 micromolar Mg is enough for growth.

Colin MacD,
SBS Plant Science