Fossil fuels are a major contributor to climate change, and as the demand for energy
production increases, alternative sources (eg, renewables) are becoming more attractive …

Recombinant protein production is a multibillion-dollar market. The development of a new
product begins with the choice of a production host. While one single perfect host for every …

Wine is made up of more than one thousand compounds, the majority of which, such as
vitamins and minerals, come from the grapes, while others, like ethanol and glycerol, are …

Frequently the decomposing plant materials where fungi grow as saprophytes will contain
high concentrations of weak organic acids. Not only are acetate and lactate products of …

Acetic acid is an important microbial growth inhibitor in the food industry; it is used as a
preservative in foods and beverages and is produced during normal yeast metabolism in …

Yeasts are the most important group of microorganisms contributing to liquor quality in the
solid-state fermentation process of Chinese Maotai-flavor liquor. There occurred a complex …

Recombinant DNA (rDNA) technologies (genetic, protein, and metabolic engineering) allow
the production of a wide range of peptides, proteins, and biochemicals from naturally …

It is well established today that heterologous overexpression of proteins is connected with
different stress reactions. The expression of a foreign protein at a high level may either …

Weak-acid preservatives, such as sorbic acid and acetic acid, are used in many low pH
foods to prevent spoilage by fungi. The spoilage yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii is …

Carboxylic acid transporters form a heterogeneous group of proteins, presenting diverse
mechanisms of action and regulation, and belonging to several different families. Multiple …