Abstract
A recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae, transformed with the genes encoding xylose reductase (XYL1) and xylitol dehydrogenase (XYL2) originated from Pichia stipitis CBS 5776, was developed to directly convert xylose to ethanol. A fed-batch fermentation with the recombinant yeast produced 8.7 g ethanol/l with a yield of 0.13g ethanol/g xylose consumed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 564-567 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ethanol
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Xylose
- Xylose dehydrogenase
- Xylose reductase
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Microbiology