Publications by authors named "Qianglin Pan"

To determine the unique contribution of the bioturbation to the properties of the medium-temperature Daqu, we investigated the differences in microbiota and metabolic composition using the meta-omics approach. Bioturbation increased the amounts of microbial specie and influenced the contribution of the core microbiota to the metabolome. Specifically, inoculated synthetic microbiota (MQB) enhanced the abundance of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, while Bacillus licheniformis (MQH) increased the abundance of the two Aspergillus species and four species level of lactic acid bacteria.

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Article Synopsis
  • Bioaugmenting Daqu improves the quality and diversity of flavor profiles in Baijiu, a traditional Chinese liquor, but its impact on aroma compounds remains largely unexplored.
  • In a study, 168 volatile compounds were analyzed from strong-flavor Baijiu, revealing that bioaugmented Daqu significantly alters flavor characteristics by increasing certain aroma-active compounds.
  • The research also showed changes in specific compounds, like an increase in ethyl hexanoate and a decrease in ethyl lactate, which contribute to the overall fragrance of the Baijiu, aiding in the optimization of its aroma.
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Background: The feasibility of fortification techniques to improve the quality of medium-temperature Daqu (MTD) by inoculation functional isolates has been demonstrated. However, it is unclear what is the effect of inoculation on the controllability during the MTD fermentation process. Here, inoculated a single strain of Bacillus licheniformis, and the microbiota composed of Bacillus velezensis and Bacillus subtilis, were used to investigate the synergistic effect of biotic and abiotic factors on the succession and assembly of the MTD microbiota during the process.

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To explore the potential mechanism of improving enzymatic activities in medium-temperature (MTD) by inoculation functional isolates, we inoculated a single strain of , and the microbiota composed of and in MTD to investigate the association between the response of the functional microbiota and the enzymatic activity. The results showed that the bacterial community of MTD might be more sensitive to bioturbation than the fungal community, and the indigenous microbiota responded to the single strain more than to the microbiota. Moreover, the differential microorganisms mainly included , , and between the conventional and fortified samples.

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Daqu, an indispensable starter, significantly affects the quality and yield of Chinese baijiu. To explore the bioturbation effect of space mutation and biofortification on strong-flavor Daqu, the microbial community, physicochemical properties and overall metabolic profile were investigated. Lactobacillus and Aspergillus were significantly reduced after bioturbation, while seven genera (e.

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provides functional microbiota and various nutrients for artificial pit mud (APM) cultivation. However, little is known about whether its attributes affect the microbiome and metabolome of APM. Here, two types of APM were manufactured by adding fortified (FD) and conventional (CD); they were comprehensively compared by polyphasic detection methods after being used for two years.

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The fermentation of strong-flavor baijiu depends largely on the evolution of the microbial community that originated from Daqu and pit mud (PM). Applying fortified Daqu (FD) has been proven to be an effective strategy to improve the quality and yield of baijiu. However, it is unclear what the effects of FD on the liquor brewing microecosystem under different pit ages because of the temporal heterogeneity of the PM community.

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