Sugar alcohols are widely marketed compounds. They are useful building block chemicals
and of particular value as low-or non-calorigenic sweeteners, serving as sugar substitutes in …

Biodiesel, unlike to its fossil-based homologue (diesel), is renewable. Its use contributes to
greater sustainability in the energy sector, mainly by reducing greenhouse gas emissions …

Xylose is the second most abundant monomeric sugar in plant biomass. Consequently,
xylose catabolism is an ecologically important trait for saprotrophic organisms, as well as a …

Fungal hybrid terpenoid saccharides constitute a new and growing family of natural products
with significant biomedical and agricultural activities. One representative family is the …

Non-conventional yeasts refer to a huge and still poorly explored group of species
alternative to the well-known model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Among them …

In this study the effect of a co-inoculum of S. cerevisiae (F6789) with Torulaspora delbrueckii
(TB1) or Starmerella bacillaris (SB48) on the oenological and aroma characteristics of …

Background Contemporary biotechnology focuses on many problems related to the
functioning of developed societies. Many of these problems are related to health, especially …

Abstract The Wickerhamiella and Starmerella genera form a clade (W/S clade) that branches
close to Yarrowia lipolytica in the Saccharomycotina species tree. It comprises …

The importance of insects for angiosperm pollination is widely recognized. In fact,
approximately 90% of all plant species benefit from animal-mediated pollination. However …

Background In yeasts belonging to the subphylum Saccharomycotina, genes encoding
components of the main metabolic pathways, like alcoholic fermentation, are usually …