A parametric study on ethanol production from xylose by Pichia stipitis

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-31

  Lee, Tae Young ^a   Kim, Myoung Dong ^a   Kim, Kyu Yong ^a   Park, Kyungmoon ^b   Ryu, Yeon Woo ^c   Seo, Jin Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Ethanol tolerance; Pichia stipitis; Xylose

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002705227     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02932349     Document Type: Article

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