Fungal metabolites wine spoilage

Malfeito-Ferreira, M., Barata, A., and Loureiro, V. (2009). Wine spoilage by fungal metabolites. In "Wine Chemistry and Biochemistry", (M. V. Moreno-Arribas and M. C. Polo, Eds), pp. 615-625. Springer, New York. 

The chemistry of fungi impinges on many aspects of our daily life whether it be in the role of yeasts in the production of bread and wine, the edible mushrooms or the manufacture of antibiotics such as the penicillins. The fungal diseases of crops, ornamental plants and trees and the spoilage of stored foodstuffs are serious economic problems. The control of the phytopathogenic organisms and the detection of their toxic metabolites in the food chain provide further chemical problems. 

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