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A UV-induced mutant of Pichia stipitis with increased ethanol production from xylose and selection of a spontaneous mutant with increased ethanol tolerance.
Bioresource technology - 1 Jan 2011
Watanabe Takashi, Watanabe Itsuki, Yamamoto Mami, Ando Akira, Nakamura Toshihide
Abstract excerpt
In the fermentation process of lignocellulosic biomass (such as wood and rice straw), efficient conversion of pentose (mainly xylose) into ethanol is important. Mutants of Pichia stipitis NBRC1687 were obtained after UV mutagenesis and selection of large colonies on ethanol-containing medium. One...
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