Expression of bacterial levanase in yeast enables simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of grass juice to bioethanol

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1503-1508

  Martel, C M ^a   Parker, J E ^a   Jackson, C J ^a   Warrilow, A G S ^a   Rolley, N ^a   Greig, C ^a   Morris, S M ^b   Donnison, I S ^b   Kelly, D E ^a   Kelly, S L ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Fructan; Perennial ryegrass; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; EXPRESSION VECTORS; FRUCTANS; GLYCOSYLATED; GROWTH SUBSTRATES; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PLASMID DNA; RECOMBINANT YEAST; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL SEQUENCE; SIMULTANEOUS SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION; TRANSFORMANTS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOETHANOL; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION; SACCHARIFICATION;

YEAST;

ALCOHOL; BIOGAS; INULIN; LEVAN; LEVANASE;

BACTERIUM; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GRASS; HYDROLYSIS; PLASMID; RECOMBINATION; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FERMENTATION; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACCHARIFICATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POACEAE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LOLIUM PERENNE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 78650716117     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.099     Document Type: Article

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