[The effect of amino acids and polypeptides on the biomass autolysis process of Saccharomyces cerevisiae].

The inhibitory effect of amino acids on the protease activity of brewer's yeasts has been studied. It is shown that amino acids and peptides formed in the course of autolysis of brewer's yeasts inhibited the rate of this process. To eliminate the inhibitory effect, some exogenous proteases with different substrate specificity can be used.