Table 1. Viability of S. cerevisiae BH8 at 12 h and 24 h in MSM with 0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mM Cu²⁺.

Cu2+ level (mM)	viability %
	12 h	24 h
0.00	96.48±0.47 a	99.97±0.86 a
0.50	36.08±0.21 a	66.48±0.39 a
1.00	16.21±0.06 a	23.47±0.45 a
1.50	8.58±0.15 a	11.13±0.09 a

a. Mean value and SD for three independent fermentations.