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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Toru Onishi, Toyota, JP;
Emiko Tominaga, Chiryu, JP;
Noriko Yasutani, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12N 15/81 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/06 (2013.01); Y02E 50/16 (2013.01); C12N 15/81 (2013.01); Y02E 50/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention provides a method for improving the xylose-metabolizing ability of a yeast strain having xylose-metabolizing ability. The method comprises steps of: soaking the yeast strain having xylose-metabolizing ability in an acetic-acid-containing solution; and then, culturing the yeast strain in a xylose-containing medium to perform ethanol fermentation.