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FERMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- enzyme
1, record 1, English, enzyme
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- diastase 2, record 1, English, diastase
avoid, obsolete
- ferment 2, record 1, English, ferment
avoid, noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... protein molecules which are able to cause particular chemical reactions to take place and which are manufactured by living organisms for this purpose. 3, record 1, English, - enzyme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
They are catalysts which means that they are able to cause chemical reactions to take place without being used up themselves. ... Some enzymes can cause sugars to turn into fats and others cause changes to take place in fats, proteins, etc. 3, record 1, English, - enzyme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enzyme
1, record 1, French, enzyme
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- diastase 2, record 1, French, diastase
avoid, feminine noun, obsolete
- ferment 2, record 1, French, ferment
avoid, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Catalyseur biologique [...] sécrété par les cellules vivantes. 2, record 1, French, - enzyme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les enzymes accélèrent notablement la vitesse des réactions chimiques; ils se retrouvent inaltérés à la fin de ces mêmes réactions et conservent intact [...] leur pouvoir catalytique. [...] les enzymes produits artificiellement sont identiques aux enzymes naturels et peuvent être utilisés dans des processus de fermentation (fabrication de la bière) [et] dans l'industrie alimentaire (attendrissement de la viande, fabrication des sirops) [...] 2, record 1, French, - enzyme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- enzima
1, record 1, Spanish, enzima
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada una de las macromoléculas de naturaleza proteica que catalizan de forma específica reacciones bioquímicas muy variadas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - enzima
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tradicionalmente, la Real Academia Española (RAE) admitía únicamente el género femenino para el sustantivo enzima; así fue hasta 1984, fecha en que pasó a considerarlo de género ambiguo, que puede funcionar por igual como masculino y como femenino. El uso, no obstante, parece haberse decantado claramente en español por el femenino, que hoy se emplea en el 90% de los casos [...] 3, record 1, Spanish, - enzima
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-12-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Breadmaking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- leaven
1, record 2, English, leaven
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a substance used to produce a gas that makes dough or batter lighter during baking. The leaven used in making bread is usually baker's yeast, which when mixed with the dough rapidly ferments the sugars derived from the flour starch. 1, record 2, English, - leaven
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Boulangerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ferment
1, record 2, French, ferment
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fermentation panaire est une fermentation alcoolique provoquée par l'action de ferments qui transforment les sucres, présents dans la pâte, en alcool et en gaz carbonique. Dans leur généralité, les ferments sont des micro-organismes, capables de provoquer une fermentation en transformant dans un milieu approprié les substances "fermentescibles" qui leur conviennent. [...] les ferments authentiques [comprennent] les levures [...] 1, record 2, French, - ferment
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Panificación
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fermento
1, record 2, Spanish, fermento
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Levadura. 1, record 2, Spanish, - fermento
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-12-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ferment
1, record 3, English, ferment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An agent that can initiate fermentation and other metabolic processes. 2, record 3, English, - ferment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fermentation. The processing of food by means of yeasts, molds, or bacteria; the catalytic decomposition of complex compounds into simple ones, as in the souring of milk ... 2, record 3, English, - ferment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ferment
1, record 3, French, ferment
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] ferments [sont des] agents de fermentation. Ce sont des microorganismes (levures, moisissures, bactéries), capables de provoquer des fermentations sous l'action de leurs enzymes spécifiques. 2, record 3, French, - ferment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pour l'ensemencement d'un disgesteur, on veillera à mettre un ferment qui ne contiendrait pas plus de deux pour mille d'acides volatils, car cela indiquerait très probablement un blocage des bactéries méthanogènes. 3, record 3, French, - ferment
Record 3, Key term(s)
- culture
- levain
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- fermento
1, record 3, Spanish, fermento
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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