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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2007
Mamoru Yamada, Yamaguchi, JP;
Limtong Savitree, Bangkok, TH;
Mamoru Yamada, Yamaguchi, JP;
Limtong Savitree, Bangkok, TH;
Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel yeast strain capable of producing ethanol through fermentation with a high degree of efficiency at a temperature of 37° C. or higher, preferably a temperature ranging from 40 to 49° C. or higher, and also a method for producing ethanol by utilizing the yeast strain, and further, ethanol produced by the method. Therefore, in the present invention, an yeast strain (Deposit No. NITE BP-283, etc) belonging to speciesisolated by a screening step using a culture medium containing sugar in a high concentration and ethanol, is cultured in a culture solution supplemented with 10 to 100 mM of sorbitol at 40 to 49° C.