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Production of ethanol from l-arabinose by Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing a fungal l-arabinose pathway

  1. Peter Richard*,
  2. Ritva Verho,
  3. Mikko Putkonen,
  4. John Londesborough,
  5. Merja Penttilä

Article first published online: 9 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1016/S1567-1356(02)00184-8

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FEMS Yeast Research

FEMS Yeast Research

Volume 3, Issue 2, pages 185–189, April 2003

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Richard, P., Verho, R., Putkonen, M., Londesborough, J. and Penttilä, M. (2003), Production of ethanol from l-arabinose by Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing a fungal l-arabinose pathway. FEMS Yeast Research, 3: 185–189. doi: 10.1016/S1567-1356(02)00184-8

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  1. VTT Biotechnology, P.O. Box 1500, Tietotie 2, Espoo 02044 VTT, Finland

* *Corresponding author. Tel.: +358 (9) 456 7190; Fax: +358 (9) 455 2103, E-mail address: peter.richard@vtt.fi

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  1. Issue published online: 9 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 9 JAN 2006
  3. Received 31 May 2002, Revised 6 August 2002, Accepted 7 August 2002

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