Quorum-sensing molecules increase ethanol yield from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
| Autor: | Kenneth F. Reardon, Xing-Feng Huang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
Ethanol biology Saccharomyces cerevisiae Quorum Sensing Biomass General Medicine biology.organism_classification Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Microbiology Yeast chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Yield (chemistry) Fermentation Tryptophol Ethanol fuel Food science |
| Zdroj: | FEMS Yeast Research. 21 |
| ISSN: | 1567-1364 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/femsyr/foab056 |
| Popis: | One strategy to increase the yield of desired fermentation products is to redirect substrate carbon from biomass synthesis. Nongenetic approaches to alter metabolism may have advantages of general applicability and simple control. The goal of this study was to identify and evaluate chemicals for their ability to inhibit the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae while allowing ethanol production with higher yields. Eight potential growth-inhibitory chemicals were screened for their ability to reduce cell growth in 24-well plates. Effective chemicals were then evaluated in cultivations to identify those that simultaneously reduced biomass yield and increased ethanol yield. The yeast quorum-sensing molecules 2-phenylethanol, tryptophol and tyrosol were found to increase the ethanol yield of S. cerevisiae JAY 270. These molecules were tested with seven other yeast strains and ethanol yields of up to 15% higher were observed. The effects of 2-phenylethanol and tryptophol were also studied in bioreactor fermentations. These findings demonstrate for the first time that the ethanol yield can be improved by adding yeast quorum-sensing molecules to reduce the cell growth of S. cerevisiae, suggesting a strategy to improve the yield of ethanol and other yeast fermentation products by manipulating native biological control systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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