Sugar cane juice containing 12% (w.w -1 ) of total reducing sugars and 0.0 to 5.0 mmol of nickel L -1 , with pH ranging from 3.5 to 6.5, was inoculated with Fleischmann's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) (10% w.w -1 ). Six hours after fermentation, the yeast's cellular viability and trehalose content were evaluated. The resulting must was centrifuged and the raw yeast was analyzed by atomic absorption spectroscopy to evaluate the intracellular levels of calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, nickel, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur and zinc. The intracellular levels of iron, magnesium and calcium were affected and the yeast's susceptibility to nickel was enhanced by the decrease in pH. The yeast's growth was not affected by nickel at high pH, but the toxic effects of nickel were potentiated at low pH. Keywords: nickel; mineral composition; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; yeast. ResumoO presente trabalho teve por finalidade estudar o acúmulo e os efeitos do níquel na composição mineral da levedura Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fleichmann fermentando mosto de caldo de cana com contaminações controladas, em níveis subtóxicos, do citado metal. O mosto esterelizado (120 °C/20 minutos), com 12% de açúcares redutores totais (ART) e quatro níveis de pH (3,5; 4,5; 5,5 e 6,5), foi acrescido com o sal cloreto de níquel (NiCl 2 .6H 2 O), resultando em seis níveis de contaminações (0,0; 0,1; 0,5; 1,0; 2,0 e 5,0 mmol Ni.L -1 ) e 24 tratamentos. A inoculação do mosto foi executada com fermento de panificação (10% p.p -1 ). Depois de 6 horas de fermentação, as leveduras foram obtidas por centrifugação, para posterior análise da viabilidade celular, dos teores de trealose, bem como dos teores celulares de níquel, fósforo, potássio, cálcio, magnésio, enxofre, cobre, ferro, manganês e zinco. O níquel parece influenciar nos teores intracelulares de ferro, magnésio e cálcio, sendo que a toxidade do níquel foi potencializa com o decréscimo do pH.
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