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Evaluation of thermotolerant and ethanol-tolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiae as an alternative strain for bioethanol production from industrial feedstocks.

ABSTRACT: Despite the fact that yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is by far the most commonly used in ethanol fermentation, few have been reported to be resistant to high ethanol concentrations at high temperatures. Hence, in this study, 150 S. cerevisiae strains from the Thailand Bioresource Research Center (TBRC) were screened for ethanol production based on their glucose utilization capability at high temperatures. Four strains, TBRC 12149, 12150, 12151, and 12153, exhibited the most outstanding ethanol production at high temperatures in shaking-flask culture. Among these, strain TBRC 12151 demonstrated a high ethanol tolerance of up to 12% at 40 °C. Compared to industrial and laboratory strains, TBRC 12149 displayed strong sucrose fermentation capacity whereas TBRC 12153 and 12151, respectively, showed the greatest ethanol production from molasses and cassava starch hydrolysate at high temperatures in shaking-flask conditions. In 5-L batch fermentation, similarly to both industrial strains, strain TBRC 12153 yielded an ethanol concentration of 66.5 g L^-1 (58.4% theoretical yield) from molasses after 72 h at 40 °C. In contrast, strain TBRC12151 outperformed other industrial strains in cell growth and ethanol production from cassava starch hydrolysis at 40 °C with an ethanol production of 65 g L^-1 (77.7% theoretical yield) after 72 h. Thus, the thermotolerant and ethanol-tolerant S. cerevisiae TBRC 12151 displayed great potential and possible uses as an alternative strain for industrial ethanol fermentation using cassava starch hydrolysate.

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The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03436-4.

SUBMITTER: Kruasuwan W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9789288 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

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Evaluation of thermotolerant and ethanol-tolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiae as an alternative strain for bioethanol production from industrial feedstocks.

Kruasuwan Worarat W Puseenam Aekkachai A Am-In Somjit S Trakarnpaiboon Srisakul S Sornlek Warasirin W Kocharin Kanokarn K Jindamorakot Sasitorn S Tanapongpipat Sutipa S Bai Feng-Yan FY Roongsawang Niran N

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Despite the fact that yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is by far the most commonly used in ethanol fermentation, few have been reported to be resistant to high ethanol concentrations at high temperatures. Hence, in this study, 150 S. cerevisiae strains from the Thailand Bioresource Research Center (TBRC) were screened for ethanol production based on their glucose utilization capability at high temperatures. Four strains, TBRC 12149, 12150, 12151, and 12153, exhibited the most outstan ...[more]

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