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Original Articles

Foam-Negative Materials

Substancias que afectan negativamente a la espuma

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Pages 17-23 | Received 13 Jan 2000, Accepted 03 Oct 2000, Published online: 01 Feb 2018
 

Abstract

Lipid-binding proteins (LBPs) were used to indicate problems with beer foams and to highlight the presence of foam-negative materials in beer. Although LBPs could be added to a beer, a preferred method of analysis involved immobilization of these proteins on a column. Beer was then passed through the column, and an improvement in foam performance was associated with the removal of foam-negative materials by the column. A wide variety of lipids was shown to bind to the immobilized protein, including fatty acids ranging in size from C6 to C24 as well as phospholipids. A survey of commercial beers found that many demonstrated moderate improvements with passage through the column, while a few showed very considerable improvement.

RESUMEN

Se han empleado las proteínas que se unen a lípidos (LBPs) para poner de manifiesto problemas con la espuma de la cerveza y para destacar la presencia en la misma de substancias que afecten negativamente su espuma. Aunque las LBPs se podrían añadir directamente a la cerveza, el método de análisis que elegimos conlleva la inmovilización de estas proteínas en una columna. A continuación, la cerveza se pasa a través de la columna y la mejora resultante en la estabilidad de la espuma se relaciona con la eliminación por parte de la columna de las substancias que afectan negativamente a la espuma. Demostramos que una amplia gama de lípidos se unen a las proteínas inmovilizadas, incluyendo ácidos grasos, cuya longitud de cadena va desde C6 hasta C24, así como fosfolípidos. Un muestreo de cervezas comerciales demostró que muchas de ellas mejoraban de forma moderada al pasarlas a través de la columna, mientras que unas pocas presentaban una mejora considerable.

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