Figure 2

Growth of ER and ISO12 in shake flasks with 50% (v/v) spruce hydrolysate at 39°C. The profiles of growth and in vivo conversion of HMF and furfural (shown as disappearance of the compounds) are presented. Cells were pre-grown on YPD at 30°C. The experiment was performed in duplicate and the figure shows a representative profile for each strain (Dashed lines: medium alone as control).