Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of Agave tequilana fructans by Kluyveromyces marxianus yeasts for bioethanol and tequila production

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 146; pp. 267 - 273
• Main Authors: Flores, Jose-Axel, Gschaedler, Anne, Amaya-Delgado, Lorena, Herrera-López, Enrique J., Arellano, Melchor, Arrizon, Javier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agave; Agave - chemistry; Agave tequilana fructans; Alcoholic Beverages; Bioethanol; Biofuel production; Biofuels; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; Biotechnology; Butanols - chemistry; Carbohydrates; Culture Media; Energy; Ethanol - chemistry; Fermentation; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Glycoside Hydrolases - chemistry; Hydrolysis; Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects; Kluyveromyces - metabolism; Kluyveromyces marxianus; Methods. Procedures. Technologies; Microbial engineering. Fermentation and microbial culture technology; Saccharification and fermentation; Tequila; Time Factors; Kluyveromyces marxianus; Saccharification and fermentation; Bioethanol; Tequila; Agave tequilana fructans; Ascomycota; Monocotyledones; Yeast; Ethanol; Saccharification; Biofuel; Fermentation; Fungi; Angiospermae; Fructosan; Agavaceae; Spermatophyta

•Fructanase screening by Kluyveromyces marxianus with Agave tequilana as substrate.•Simultaneous saccharification/fermentation of A. tequilana fructans in bioethanol production.•Correlation between fructanase activity and ethanol production under fermentation.•Volatile compounds production from A. t...