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Direct and quantitative conversion of starch to ethanol by the yeast Schwanniomyces alluvius

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The yeast Schwanniomyces alluvius ferments soluble starch to ethanol at a conversion efficiency of greater than 95%. Only trace amounts of side products are detectable.

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  1. Division of Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, KlA OR6, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    G. B. Calleja, S. Levy-Rick, C. V. Lusena, A. Nasim & F. Moranelli

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  1. G. B. Calleja
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NRCC publication no. 20435.

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Calleja, G.B., Levy-Rick, S., Lusena, C.V. et al. Direct and quantitative conversion of starch to ethanol by the yeast Schwanniomyces alluvius . Biotechnol Lett 4, 543–546 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00131579

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