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Wisselink, H.W. (author), Toirkens, M.J. (author), Del Rosario Franco Berriel, M. (author), Winkler, A.A. (author), Van Dijken, J.P. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Van Maris, A.J.A. (author)For cost-effective and efficient ethanol production from lignocellulosic fractions of plant biomass, the conversion of not only major constituents, such as glucose and xylose, but also less predominant sugars, such as L-arabinose, is required. Wild-type strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the organism used in industrial ethanol production,...journal article 2007
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Van Maris, A.J.A. (author), Winkler, A.A. (author), Kuyper, M. (author), De Laat, W.T. (author), Van Dijken, J.P. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author)Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for ethanol production from d-xylose, an abundant sugar in plant biomass hydrolysates, has been pursued vigorously for the past 15 years. Whereas wild-type S. cerevisiae cannot ferment d-xylose, the ketoisomer d-xylulose can be metabolised slowly. Conversion of d-xylose into d-xylulose is...journal article 2007
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Zelle, R.M. (author), De Hulster, E. (author), Van Winden, W.A. (author), De Waard, P. (author), Dijkema, C. (author), Winkler, A.A. (author), Geertman, J.M. (author), Van Dijken, J.P. (author), Pronk, J.T. (author), Van Maris, A.J.A. (author)Malic acid is a potential biomass-derivable "building block" for chemical synthesis. Since wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains produce only low levels of malate, metabolic engineering is required to achieve efficient malate production with this yeast. A promising pathway for malate production from glucose proceeds via carboxylation of...journal article 2008