Development of stress tolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains by metabolic engineering: New aspects from cell flocculation and zinc supplementation

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 141-146

  Cheng, Cheng ^a   Zhang, Mingming ^a   Xue, Chuang ^a   Bai, Fengwu ^a,b   Zhao, Xinqing ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

Biofuels production; Cell flocculation; Metabolic engineering; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Yeast stress tolerance; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BIOFUELS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; ETHANOL; FLOCCULATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH; YEAST; ZINC;

BIOFUELS PRODUCTION; CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; FERMENTATION PERFORMANCE; INHIBITORY COMPOUNDS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE STRAINS; STRESS TOLERANCE; ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION;

CELL ENGINEERING;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ZINC; BIOFUEL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; FLOCCULATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRESS; YEAST CELL; ADAPTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

ACETIC ACID; ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BIOFUELS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FLOCCULATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ZINC;

EID: 84994187941     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: 13474421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2016.07.021     Document Type: Review

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