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Application of non-traditional yeasts in the improvement of bioethanol production from inuline containing raw materials - biotechnological and systems biology approach

Objective:

Application of systems biology approach is applied to improve the biotechnological process to improve inulin containing substrate conversion into ethanol using unconventional yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus

Project No. 2DP/2.1.1.1.0/14/APIA/VIAA/043, LU  Nr. ESS2014/171

Source of funding: ERDF

Project period: 01.08.2014. – 31.08.2015

Total budget: 220 000 EUR

Project coordinator: Senior researcher, Dr.sc.ing. Armands Vigants, Armands.Vigants@lu.lv

Project participant from group: Senior researcher, Dr.sc.ing. Agris Pentjussagris.pentjuss@lu.lv

Publications:

Pentjuss, A., Stalidzans, E., Liepins, J., Kokina, A., Martynova, J., Zikmanis, P., Mozga, I., Scherbaka, R., Hartman, H., Poolman, M. G., Fell, D. A., & Vigants, A. (2017). Model-based biotechnological potential analysis of Kluyveromyces marxianus central metabolism. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 44(8). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-017-1946-8