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Fermentation inhibitors in wood hydrolysates derived from the softwood Pinus radiata

Clark, T.A.; Mackie, K.L.

Reprint, New Zealand Forest Service 1676: 10

1985


Accession: 001367486

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Sugar solutions obtained by dilute acid hydrolysis of P. radiata contain various wood-derived components which are inhibitory to the ethanolic fermentation by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A detailed examination of these compounds indicated that a range of low molecular weight phenolics, related in structure to 'Hibberts ketones', may be the most inhibitory materials.

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