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Optimizing Microbial Ethanol: Carbon source influence and detrimental genes for ethanol production

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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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  • E-project-042408-015849
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  • 2008
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  • 2008-04-24
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  • 2021-02-02

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