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Article: Effect of an acid hydrolyzate of southern pine softwood on the growth and fermentation ability of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
- Article from:
- Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
- Author:
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An alternative energy source could come from microbial fermentation of the sugars present in acid hydrolyzates derived from agricultural biomass. The fermenting microbes must be tolerant of acidic conditions and able to ferment sugars present in the hydrolyzates. Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been shown as an ideal microorganism that can ferment hexose sugars present in lignocellulose-derived hydrolyzates. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of the acid hydrolyzate of a southern pine softwood sawdust on the viability and fermentation capability of S. cerevisiae. Acid hydrolyzate of the sawdust (pH -0.63) was diluted with fermentation media at 100, 300, 400, ...