Fuels
and Chemicals Abstract deadline - November 15, 2002
What's new? Cellulase Assessment for Biomass Hydrolysis
This report by Chief Executive Assistance concludes that cellulase enzyme suitable
for cellulose hydrolysis is available, but the cost, $6/liter, is not economical
for ethanol production. A a 5 to 10 fold reduction in cost or increase in specific
activity is necessary for commercial ethanol production from cellulose. Exploring the metabolic
and genetic control of gene expression on a genomic scale This site reports
the global genomic changes in induction patterns for Saccharomyces cerevisiae
genes when cells undergo a transition from fermentative growth to aerobic respiration.
The published version of this research appeared in the October 24 issue of Science
(DeRisi et al. Vol. 278:680-686. Links to global change sites Don't be fooled by
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