Akihiko Kondo

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of acetic acid on xylose fermentation was analyzed by examining metabolite profiles in a recombinant Xylose-fermenting strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

TL;DR: Direct and efficient production of ethanol by fermentation from raw corn starch was achieved by using the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae codisplaying Rhizopus oryzae glucoamylase and Streptococcus bovis α-amylases by usingThe C-terminal-half region of α-agglutinin and the flocculation functional domain of Flo1p as the respective anchor proteins.

TL;DR: Results demonstrate that the fermentation of the lignocellulose hydrolysate is performed efficiently by the recombinant Saccharomyces strain with abilities for xylose assimilation and cellooligosaccharide degradation.

TL;DR: The effects of the pretreatment of immobilized Candida antarctica lipase enzyme (Novozym 435) on methanolysis for biodiesel fuel production were investigated and a procedure for the stepwise addition of methanol to the reaction mixture so as to maintain the desired meethanol content was determined.

TL;DR: Recent advances in development of yeast strains with both the ability to directly convert lignocellulosic material to ethanol and tolerance in the harsh environments containing toxic compounds in the presence of ethanol are focused on.