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Interactions during fermentation between pesticides and oenological yeasts producing H<sub>2</sub>S and SO<sub>2</sub>
The degradative action of two strains of Saccharomyces
cerevisiae, producers of large quantities of
H2S and SO2, on eight sulphur-containing insecticides
(chlorpyrifos-methyl, dimethoate, fenitrothion, fenthion,
malathion, methidathion, parathion, and quinalphos)
was studied. Moreover, the influence of these
compounds on the fermentative activity of the yeasts
was investigated. The yeasts adsorbed and degraded
the studied insecticides to various extents, but their fermentative
activity was not affected. A moderate adsorption
(approximately 10% of the residue) was observed
for chlorpyrifos-methyl, fenitrothion, parathion,
and quinalphos. When adsorbed, the insecticides were
also degraded by about 50%. The degraded pesticides
belong to the thiophosphates, while the dithiophosphates
showed higher stability. The two yeast strains
showed analogous degradative actions