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Isolation of a new Papiliotrema laurentii strain that displays capacity to achieve high lipid content from xylose
In this work, we isolated and selected oleaginous yeasts from rock field soils from two National Parks in Brazil ( Caparaó and Serra dos Órgãos ) with...
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Acetate-rich Cellulosic Hydrolysates and Their Bioconversion Using Yeasts
Numerous technological advances have been made in the depolymerization and fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass. Nevertheless, economic...
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Engineering Corynebacterium glutamicum for de novo production of 2-phenylethanol from lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysate
Background2-Phenylethanol is a specific aromatic alcohol with a rose-like smell, which has been widely used in the cosmetic and food industries. At...
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Fed-batch polyhydroxybutyrate production by Paraburkholderia sacchari from a ternary mixture of glucose, xylose and arabinose
Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biodegradable bioplastic that is comparable with many petroleum-based plastics in terms of mechanical properties and...
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Efficient production of mycosporine-like amino acids, natural sunscreens, in Yarrowia lipolytica
BackgroundMycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs), including shinorine and porphyra-334, are gaining attention as safe natural sunscreens. The production...
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Redox potential as a key parameter for monitoring and optimization of xylose fermentation with yeast Spathaspora passalidarum under limited-oxygen conditions
The determination of optimum values of volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient (k L a) for Spathaspora passalidarum is an important aspect for the...
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Exploration of Trichoderma reesei as an alternative host for erythritol production
BackgroundErythritol, a natural polyol, is a low-calorie sweetener synthesized by a number of microorganisms, such as Moniliella pollinis . Yet, a...
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New Trends from Plant Secondary Metabolism in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Plants constitute nowadays an important source for the discovery of new products of medicinal value for drug development, food additives, and...
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Unraveling the mechanism of raffinose utilization in Ligilactobacillus salivarius Ren by transcriptomic analysis
In the gastrointestinal tract, some dietary carbohydrates, such as xylose, raffinose and arabinose, are able to stimulate the growth of Lactobacillus ...
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Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of Candida intermedia reveals the genetic determinants for its xylose-converting capacity
BackgroundAn economically viable production of biofuels and biochemicals from lignocellulose requires microorganisms that can readily convert both...
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Continuous 2G ethanol production from xylose in a fixed-bed reactor by native Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain through simultaneous isomerization and fermentation
AbstractThe yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the most used microorganism for ethanol production, however, on its wild form it cannot assimilate...
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Transcriptomics and metabolomics of engineered Synechococcus elongatus during photomixotrophic growth
BackgroundConverting carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into value-added chemicals using engineered cyanobacteria is a promising strategy to tackle the global...
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Bioconversion of non-food corn biomass to polyol esters of fatty acid and single-cell oils
BackgroundLignocellulose is a valuable carbon source for the production of biofuels and biochemicals, thus having the potential to substitute fossil...
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Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum for fatty alcohol production from glucose and wheat straw hydrolysate
BackgroundFatty acid-derived products such as fatty alcohols (FAL) find growing application in cosmetic products, lubricants, or biofuels. So far,...
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Evaluating the Pathway for Co-fermentation of Glucose and Xylose for Enhanced Bioethanol Production Using Flux Balance Analysis
Two novel thermotolerant yeasts, Kluyveromyces marxianus NIRE-K1.1 and Kluyveromyces marxianus NIRE-K3.1, evolutionarily adapted for fermentation of...
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Insights into the capability of the lignocellulolytic enzymes of Penicillium parvum 4-14 to saccharify corn bran after alkaline hydrogen peroxide pretreatment
BackgroundCorn bran is a major agro-industrial byproduct from corn starch processing. It contains abundant arabinoxylan that can be converted into...
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A Vibrio-based microbial platform for accelerated lignocellulosic sugar conversion
BackgroundOwing to increasing concerns about climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels, the development of efficient microbial processes for...
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Biosynthesis of fragrance 2-phenylethanol from sugars by Pseudomonas putida
BackgroundPetrochemicals contribute to environmental issues, with concerns ranging from energy consumption and carbon emission to pollution. In...
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Metabolic flux analysis for metabolome data validation of naturally xylose-fermenting yeasts
BackgroundEfficient xylose fermentation still demands knowledge regarding xylose catabolism. In this study, metabolic flux analysis (MFA) and...
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Mechanism of furfural toxicity and metabolic strategies to engineer tolerance in microbial strains
Lignocellulosic biomass represents a carbon neutral cheap and versatile source of carbon which can be converted to biofuels. A pretreatment step is...
