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Production of fuel alcohol by Saccharomyces strains from tropical habitats

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Strains of Saccharomyces spp. from tropical substrates tolerated temperatures up to 40 ° C, sucrose concentrations up to 50% (w/v) and ethanol concentrations up to 20 g/L in fermentation conditions. Strain TD200 tolerated 20 g/l of ethanol. The ethanol produced by strain DR1459 was comparable to that of industrial strain HTYM-81. These strains have potential use for the production of fuel alcohol.

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  1. Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, C.P. 486 - Belo Horizonte, CEP 31270-901, Minas Gerais Brazil, Brazil

    Morais P. B., Rosa C. A. & Linardi V. R.

  2. Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, UFMG, Brazil

    Carazza F. & Nonato E. A.

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Morais, P.B., Rosa, C.A., Linardi, V.R. et al. Production of fuel alcohol by Saccharomyces strains from tropical habitats. Biotechnol Lett 18, 1351–1356 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129969

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