The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is the largest known superfamily of secondary active
transporters. MFS transporters are responsible for transporting a broad spectrum of …

The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is one of the two largest families of membrane
transporters found on Earth. It is present ubiquitously in bacteria, archaea, and eukarya and …

The ability to adapt to altered availability of free water is a fundamental property of living
cells. The principles underlying osmoadaptation are well conserved. The yeast …

Glucose and related sugars repress the transcription of genes encoding enzymes required
for the utilization of alternative carbon sources; some of these genes are also repressed by …

Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) is one process option for production
of ethanol from lignocellulose. The principal benefits of performing the enzymatic hydrolysis …

Premature arrest of fermentation constitutes one of the most challenging problems in wine
production. The causes of stuck and sluggish fermentations are numerous, troublesome to …

Economic and geopolitical factors (high oil prices, environmental concerns, and supply
instability) have been prompting policy-makers to put added emphasis on renewable energy …

The hexose transporter family of Saccharomyces cerevisiae comprises 18 proteins (Hxt1–
17, Gal2). Here, we demonstrate that all these proteins, except Hxt12, and additionally three …

Glucose, the most abundant monosaccharide in nature, is the principal carbon and energy
source for nearly all cells. The first, and rate-limiting, step of glucose metabolism is its …

Glycogen and trehalose are the two glucose stores of yeast cells. The large variations in the
cell content of these two compounds in response to different environmental changes …