Ethanol production from d-xylose and cellobiose by Kluyveromyces cellobiovorus

Journal Article · Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Biotechnol. Bioeng.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.260270417· OSTI ID:5351523

Morikawa, Y; Takasawa, S; Maruraga, I; Takayama, K

Yeasts capable of fermenting both D-xylose and cellobiose to ethanol were screened. Of 213 species of yeasts surveyed, Kluyveromyces cellobiovorus sp. nov., a new species belonging to genus of Kluyveromyces, was selected as the sole strain. This strain accumulated 33, 22, and 19 g/l of ethanol from 8% glucose, D-xylose, and cellobiose, respectively. It was also shown that this strain produced ethanol from the enzymatic bagasse hydrolysate containing hexoses and pentoses more efficiently than Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

• Research Organization: Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
• OSTI ID: 5351523
• Journal Information: Biotechnol. Bioeng.; (United States), Vol. 27:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CELLOBIOSE
FERMENTATION
ETHANOL
BIOSYNTHESIS
XYLOSE
YEASTS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
GLUCOSE
HEXOSES
PENTOSES
SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
SCREENING
ALCOHOLS
ALDEHYDES
BIOCONVERSION
CARBOHYDRATES
DISACCHARIDES
FUNGI
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MICROORGANISMS
MONOSACCHARIDES
OLIGOSACCHARIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
SACCHARIDES
SACCHAROMYCES
SYNTHESIS
TESTING
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