NCYC 614

Degrades cellulose. (Detroy RW , 1992). Degrades hemicellulose. (Detroy RW , 1992). Ferments D-galactose. (Maleszka R, 1982). Ferments glycerol [glycerine]. (Maleszka R, 1982). Ferments xylose [D-xylose] . Kurtzman CP , et al, 1982; Jeffries TW , 1987; Schneider H , et al, 1981; Maleszka R, 1981; Ohno N , 1986; Kurtzman CP, 1983; Slininger P, 1982). Produces D-xylulose reductase [xylitol dehydrogenase]. (Bolen PL, 1985; Ditzelmuller G, 1984; Bolen PL, 1986; Rokem JS , Zomer E, 1982). Produces alcohol dehydrogenase. (Bolen PL , 1986). Produces aldehyde reductase [xylose reductase]. (Bolen PL , 1985; Bolen PL , 1986). Produces ethyl alcohol [ethanol] .(Kurtzman CP, 1982; Jeffries TW, 1987; Mahmourides G, 1985; Maleszka R, 1982; Schneider H, 1981; Maleszka R, 1981; Kurtzman C , 1983; Slininger PJ , et al, 1982; Detroy RW, 1982). Produces riboflavin [vitamin B2] .(Vanetti MC , 1992) Production of ethanol, US Patent 4,359,534. Enhanced ethanol tolerance (Kavanagh K, 1994). Trehalase activity (Soto T, 1996).