Genetic Engineering of Inhibitor-Tolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Improved Xylose Utilization in Ethanol Production

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 459-469

  Ma, Menggen ^a,b   Liu, Z Lewis ^a   Moon, Jaewoong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cellulosic ethanol; Glucose xylose co fermentation; Metabolic engineering; Xylose utilization

Indexed keywords

2-FURALDEHYDE; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; BIOMASS SUGARS; COFERMENTATION; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FURALDEHYDE; IN-SITU; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE STRAINS; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; XYLOSE ISOMERASE; XYLOSE TRANSPORT; XYLULOKINASE;

ALDEHYDES; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; FURFURAL; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUCOSE; LIGNIN; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METHANOL; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES;

YEAST;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84862803074     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-011-9176-9     Document Type: Article

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