In the search for developing sustainable, renewable and carbon neutral fuel supplies, bioethanol provides a potential replacement to petroleum-based fuels. Further optimization and engineering is necessary to produce organisms capable of fermenting lignocellulosic biomass that will not compete with human food supplies. A profile of ten wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains was developed for ethanol yields from growth on different sugars. Additionally, several higher ethanol producing yeast knockout strains were identified by use of a Bromothymol Blue pH indicator assay.

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Creator

• Peet, Kyle Creighton

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042408-015849

Advisor

• Rao, Reeta Prusty

Year

• 2008

Date created

• 2008-04-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-02