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  • Food Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Microbiology

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  • Volatile compounds from edible yeasts are key to food flavor and consumer acceptance.
  • Understanding yeast volatile profiles is essential for food and fermentation industries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how different yeast preparation methods affect volatile compound detection.
  • To optimize gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) coupled with headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) for yeast volatiles analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae was prepared using broth culture, agar culture, supernatant, and cell pellet methods.
  • Volatile profiles were analyzed using GC-MS with non-polar, mid-polar, and polar GC columns.
  • Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to differentiate volatile profiles.
  • The impact of salting-out agents (NaCl and Na2HPO4) on extraction efficiency was evaluated.

Main Results:

  • The supernatant preparation method yielded the highest diversity and abundance of volatile compounds.
  • Agar cultures and cell pellets resulted in fewer detected volatiles.
  • PCA clearly separated volatile profiles based on preparation method, highlighting key compounds like hexanoic acid ethyl ester and phenylethyl alcohol.
  • NaCl increased alcohol detection, while Na2HPO4 enhanced acid extraction.

Conclusions:

  • Sample preparation, column polarity, and extraction parameters critically influence the analysis of yeast-derived volatiles.
  • Optimized methods are vital for accurate and reproducible flavor profiling.
  • Findings offer practical guidance for developing yeast-based flavor applications and improving fermentation processes.