Alcoholic fermentation of carbon sources in biomass hydrolysates by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: current status

Antonius J. A. van Maris1, Derek A. Abbott1, Eleonora Bellissimi1, Joost van den Brink1, Marko Kuyper1, Marijke A. H. Luttik1, H. Wouter Wisselink1, W. A. Scheffers1, Johannes P. van Dijken2, Jack T. Pronk1
1Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
2Bird Engineering B.V., Westfrankelandsedijk 1, 3115, Schiedam, HG, The Netherlands

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