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Table 3 Main parameters of xylose fermentation at 45 °C by the tested O. polymorpha strains

From: Peroxisomes and peroxisomal transketolase and transaldolase enzymes are essential for xylose alcoholic fermentation by the methylotrophic thermotolerant yeast, Ogataea (Hansenula) polymorpha

Strain

Ethanol (g/L)

Ethanol yield (g/g consumed xylose)

Rate of ethanol synthesis (g/g biomass/h)

Productivity of ethanol synthesis (g/L/h)

BEP cat8Δ

12.51 ± 0.134

0.340 ± 0.015

0.091 ± 0.003

0.205 ± 0.009

BEP cat8Δ/DAS1/TAL2

16.132 ± 0.141

0.393 ± 0.017

0.092 ± 0.004

0.210 ± 0.005