Application and Possible Mechanism of Microbial Fermentation and Enzyme Catalysis in Regulation of Food Flavour

Flavor compounds are key determinants of food sensory quality, originating from natural sources, processing, or artificial additives. Although physical and chemical methods can effectively enhance food flavor, microbial fermentation and enzyme catalysis technology possess good potential in food flav...

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Main Authors: Feng Wang, Mingtong Wang, Ling Xu, Jingya Qian, Baoguo Xu, Xianli Gao, Zhongyang Ding, Kai Cui
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/11/1909
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Mingtong Wang
Ling Xu
Jingya Qian
Baoguo Xu
Xianli Gao
Zhongyang Ding
Kai Cui
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description Flavor compounds are key determinants of food sensory quality, originating from natural sources, processing, or artificial additives. Although physical and chemical methods can effectively enhance food flavor, microbial fermentation and enzyme catalysis technology possess good potential in food flavor regulation due to their mild reaction conditions and high safety. In addition, the high efficiency and specificity of enzymes help to shorten the production cycle and accurately regulate food flavor. This review focuses on the application and regulation mechanism of bacteria, yeast, other fungi, and mixed microbe fermentation systems in flavor production. The utilization and catalytic reaction schemes of oxidoreductases, transferases, and hydrolases in flavor regulation are also deeply explored, and suggestions for the application of microbial fermentation and enzyme catalysis technology in flavor regulation are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-8d71bca1311345eea2d3262d63170f102025-08-20T03:46:38ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582025-05-011411190910.3390/foods14111909Application and Possible Mechanism of Microbial Fermentation and Enzyme Catalysis in Regulation of Food FlavourFeng Wang0Mingtong Wang1Ling Xu2Jingya Qian3Baoguo Xu4Xianli Gao5Zhongyang Ding6Kai Cui7School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaKey Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, ChinaInstitute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, ChinaFlavor compounds are key determinants of food sensory quality, originating from natural sources, processing, or artificial additives. Although physical and chemical methods can effectively enhance food flavor, microbial fermentation and enzyme catalysis technology possess good potential in food flavor regulation due to their mild reaction conditions and high safety. In addition, the high efficiency and specificity of enzymes help to shorten the production cycle and accurately regulate food flavor. This review focuses on the application and regulation mechanism of bacteria, yeast, other fungi, and mixed microbe fermentation systems in flavor production. The utilization and catalytic reaction schemes of oxidoreductases, transferases, and hydrolases in flavor regulation are also deeply explored, and suggestions for the application of microbial fermentation and enzyme catalysis technology in flavor regulation are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/11/1909food flavormicroorganismsenzymesfermentationmechanism
spellingShingle Feng Wang
Mingtong Wang
Ling Xu
Jingya Qian
Baoguo Xu
Xianli Gao
Zhongyang Ding
Kai Cui
Application and Possible Mechanism of Microbial Fermentation and Enzyme Catalysis in Regulation of Food Flavour
Foods
food flavor
microorganisms
enzymes
fermentation
mechanism
title Application and Possible Mechanism of Microbial Fermentation and Enzyme Catalysis in Regulation of Food Flavour
title_full Application and Possible Mechanism of Microbial Fermentation and Enzyme Catalysis in Regulation of Food Flavour
title_fullStr Application and Possible Mechanism of Microbial Fermentation and Enzyme Catalysis in Regulation of Food Flavour
title_full_unstemmed Application and Possible Mechanism of Microbial Fermentation and Enzyme Catalysis in Regulation of Food Flavour
title_short Application and Possible Mechanism of Microbial Fermentation and Enzyme Catalysis in Regulation of Food Flavour
title_sort application and possible mechanism of microbial fermentation and enzyme catalysis in regulation of food flavour
topic food flavor
microorganisms
enzymes
fermentation
mechanism
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/11/1909
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