The contents of metals in wine has a significant impact on the process of fermentation and
determines the final properties of wine. That is why I determined the concentrations of selected metals in samples of wine must of "šmarnica" sort. The samples were taken at different phases of the alcoholic fermentation process. The concentration of metals was determined
using the ICP-OES technique. I also determined the concentration of pectin in wine must. I
split the pectin into units of galacturonic acid using pectin lyase enzyme and measured the absorbance using absorption spectrometry. I observed the concentration changes of metals Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Rb, Sr and Zn and pectin during alcoholic fermentation.
I noticed a trend of decreasing concentration of metals, which is a result of salt precipitation, complexation and bonding to solid lees. Another trend of increasing concentrations of some metals is similar to the trend of desolvation of pectin in wine must.
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