| Literature DB >> 20829451 |
Jonathan M Galazka1, Chaoguang Tian, William T Beeson, Bruno Martinez, N Louise Glass, Jamie H D Cate.
Abstract
Fungal degradation of plant biomass may provide insights for improving cellulosic biofuel production. We show that the model cellulolytic fungus Neurospora crassa relies on a high-affinity cellodextrin transport system for rapid growth on cellulose. Reconstitution of the N. crassa cellodextrin transport system in Saccharomyces cerevisiae promotes efficient growth of this yeast on cellodextrins. In simultaneous saccharification and fermentation experiments, the engineered yeast strains more rapidly convert cellulose to ethanol when compared with yeast lacking this system.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20829451 DOI: 10.1126/science.1192838
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728