Conversion of D-xylose to ethanol by the
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P. J. Slininger; R. J. Bothast; J. E. Van Cauwenberge; C. P. Kurtzman
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Article
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1982
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The yeast __Pachysolen tannophilus__ was found to be capable of converting Dβxylose to ethanol. Batch cultures initially containing 50 g/L Dβxylose yielded 0.34 g of ethanol per gram of pentose consumed. Aerobic conditions were required for cell growth but not for ethanol production. Bo