Ethanol production from N-acetyl-d-glucosamine by Scheffersomyces stipitis strains

N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (GlcNAc) is the building block of chitin, which is one of the most abundant renewable resources in nature after cellulose. Therefore, a microorganism that can utilize GlcNAc is necessary for chitin-based biorefinery. In this study, we report on the screening and characterizati...

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Main Authors: Inokuma, Kentaro, Hasunuma, Tomohisa, Kondo, Akihiko
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5047876/