TY - JOUR T1 - The Mechanism of Isoamyl Alcohol Formation Using Tracer Techniques JF - American Journal of Enology and Viticulture JO - Am J Enol Vitic. SP - 161 LP - 167 DO - 10.5344/ajev.1958.9.4.161 VL - 9 IS - 4 AU - George Thoukis Y1 - 1958/01/01 UR - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/9/4/161.abstract N2 - The mechanism of the formation of isoamyl alcohol during alcoholic fermentation was studied by using radioactive leucine and isovaleraldehyde and determining the percentage of isoamyl alcohol derived from these precursors. The results partially confirm previous work in this field, but also indicate that the ultimate precursor of isoamyl alcohol is to be found in the fermentable sugar.The technique used is a general one, and may be adapted to a variety of fermentation problems. ER -