The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is a route that can work in parallel to glycolysis in
glucose degradation in most living cells. It has a unidirectional oxidative part with glucose-6 …

Concerns regarding high energy demand and gradual depletion of fossil fuels have
attracted the desire of seeking renewable and sustainable alternatives. Similar to but better …

Kluyveromyces marxianus is an ascomycetous yeast which has shown promising results in
cellulosic ethanol and renewable chemicals production. It can survive on a variety of carbon …

Pentose sugars are widespread in nature and two of them, D-xylose and L-arabinose
belong to the most abundant sugars being the second and third by abundance sugars in dry …

Lactic acid is an important industrial product and the production from inexpensive and
renewable lignocellulose can reduce the cost and environmental pollution. In this study, a …

Lignocellulose biorefining has great potential to replace the use of petrochemical resources
in the production of fuels and chemicals. However, the full use of lignocellulose, which is …

Ergosterol is an important precursor in the pharmaceutical industry for the production of
numerous drugs. In this study, Kluyveromyces marxianus that showed more potential for …

Highly efficient oxidation of ethyl lactate (ELA) to ethyl pyruvate (EP) was realized over TS-1
in the presence of aqueous H2O2 (30 wt%) at low temperature without other solvent. A …

Pyruvic acid (pyruvate) is a cellular metabolite found at the biochemical junction of glycolysis
and the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Pyruvate is used in food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and …

Highlights•Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae to consume xylose continues to
advance.•Yeast strains have been isolated with much better tolerance to hydrolysate …