Xylose Metabolization by a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain Isolated in Colombia

Autor: Margareth Andrea Patiño Lagos, Jorge Alejandro Cristancho Caviativa, Diana Carolina Tusso Pinzón, Diego Hernando Romero Roa, Thiago Olitta Basso, Mario Enrique Velásquez Lozano
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Microbiology. 63:84-90
ISSN: 0973-7715
0046-8991
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-023-01054-z
Popis: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) is the most widely used yeast in biotechnology in the world because its well-known metabolism and physiology as well as its recognized ability to ferment sugars such as hexoses. However, it does not metabolize pentoses such as arabinose and xylose, which are present in lignocellulosic biomass. Lignocellulose is a widely available raw material, with xylose content of approximately 35% of total sugars. This xylose fraction could be used to obtain high added-value chemical products such as xylitol. One of these yeasts isolated from a Colombian locality, designated as 202-3, showed interesting properties. 202-3 was identified through different approaches as a strain of S. cerevisiae, with an interesting consumption of xylose metabolizing into xylitol, in addition with excellent ability as a hexose fermenter with high ethanol yields and shows resistance to inhibitors present in lignocellulosic hydrolysates. The xylose metabolization by the 202-3 strain and their kinetics parameters had not been previously reported for any other natural strain of S. cerevisiae. These results suggest the great potential of natural strains for obtaining high value-added chemical products using sugars available in lignocellulosic biomass.
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