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Improving the ethanol yield by reducing glycerol formation using cofactor regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
- Source :
- Biotechnology Letters; Jul2011, Vol. 33 Issue 7, p1375-1380, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- To increase ethanol yield and decrease glycerol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the strategies of direct cofactor-regulation were explored. During anaerobic batch fermentations, the yeast expressing Bacillus cereus gapN gene, encoding non-phosphorylating NADP-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrognease, produced 73.8 g ethanol l, corresponding to 96% of theoretical maximum yield compared to 92% for the wild type. The yeast expressing Escherichia coli frdA gene encoding the NAD-dependent fumarate reductase, exhibited a 22% (relative to the amount of substrate consumed) increase in glycerol yield in medium containing 2 g fumarate l. The yeast expressing mhpF gene, encoding acetylating NAD-dependent acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, produced 74.5 g ethanol l, corresponding to 97.4% of theoretical maximum yield while glycerol decreased by 40% when acetic acid was added before inoculation. This strain represents a promising alternative for ethanol production with lignocellulosic hydrolysates where acetate is available at significant amounts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01415492
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Biotechnology Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 61236208
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-011-0588-6