Arabinose and xylose fermentation by recombinant <it>Saccharomyces cerevisiae </it>expressing a fungal pentose utilization pathway

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sustainable and economically viable manufacturing of bioethanol from lignocellulose raw material is dependent on the availability of a robust ethanol producing microorganism, able to ferment all sugars present in the feedstock, inclu...

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Main Authors: Hahn-Hägerdal Bärbel, Bengtsson Oskar, Bettiga Maurizio, Gorwa-Grauslund Marie F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Online Access:http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/8/1/40