Pentose fermentation by yeasts
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M.-L. Suihko; M. Drażić
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Article
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1983
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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66 different yeast strains were screened for glucose, xylose and xylulose fermentation in shake flask cultures. None of the tested yeasts was able to grow or produce significant amounts of ethanol on xylose anaerobically. The best ethanol yields from xylulose were obtained with a wine yeast, two dis