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R. Alex Speers
Researcher at Dalhousie University
Publications - 41
Citations - 1172
R. Alex Speers is an academic researcher from Dalhousie University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Yeast flocculation & Fermentation. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 41 publications receiving 1071 citations. Previous affiliations of R. Alex Speers include Acadia University & University of British Columbia.
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Anthocyanins as food colorants —a review
TL;DR: A number of factors affecting anthocyanin stability and color are discussed in this article, including the presence of an ox-onium ion adjacent to carbon 2, which makes the pigments particularly susceptible to nucleophilic attack by such compounds as sulfur dioxide, ascorbic acid, hydrogen peroxide and even water.
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Flocculation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Yu-Lai Jin,R. Alex Speers +1 more
TL;DR: This review will discuss and update the current knowledge of cell flocculation and its use in brewing fermentations and new assay methods have also been developed.
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Biochemical aspects of yeast flocculation and its measurement: a review
TL;DR: Factors affecting flocculation of brewing yeast, the current understanding of the process and traditional methods of assessing flocculence are discussed in this review and conflicting reports concerning the influence of temperature, the effect of metal ions, and the importance of the carboxyl and phosphate groups in yeast cell—cell interactions are noted.
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Effect of Environmental Conditions on the Flocculation of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Yu-Lai Jin,R. Alex Speers +1 more
TL;DR: A semiempirical model was developed that indicated that the flocculation behavior is affected by the cell volume fraction for both Flo1 and NewFlo strains, thus partially explaining reported variations of Helms values with respect to fermentation time.
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Effects of fermentation parameters and cell wall properties on yeast flocculation
TL;DR: Results suggest that fermentable sugar levels and shear force exert major influences on yeast flocculation during beer fermentations.