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Cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were immobilized in K-Carrageenan. Addition of sodium sulfite to the fermentation medium up to four percent led to glycerol yields of 25 to 27 g/l at temperatures below 31°C.
These results demonstrate that it is possible to direct the metabolism of immobilized cells from ethanol fermentation to glycerol fermentation by sulfite.
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Bisping, B., Rehm, H.J. Glycerol production by immobilized cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae . European J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 14, 136–139 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00497888
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