Patatin has chemical characteristics
(an apparent molecular mass of about 40 kDa and an isoelectric
point of 4.6) similar to that of animal proteins generally used
as fining agent in enology (egg albumin and casein). However the
potentiality of this protein as fining agent for white musts is still
unknown. In this study the ability of this protein to facilitate must
settling and decrease browning sensitivity of white musts obtained
from two South Italy grape cultivars (Falanghina and Greco) was
investigated.