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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2020

Oxygen radical based on non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma alleviates lignin-derived phenolic toxicity in yeast.

Shou Ito, Kiyota Sakai, Vladislav Gamaleev, Masafumi Ito, Masaru Hori, Masashi Kato, Motoyuki Shimizu

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Shou Ito *1Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi 468-8502 Japan.
Kiyota Sakai *1Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi 468-8502 Japan.
Vladislav Gamaleev2Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi 468-8502 Japan.
Masafumi Ito2Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi 468-8502 Japan.
Masaru Hori3Center for Low-temperature Plasma Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603 Japan.
Masashi Kato1Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi 468-8502 Japan.
Motoyuki Shimizu1Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University, Nagoya, Aichi 468-8502 Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6907-6367
Meijo University · JPNagoya University · JP

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Abstract

backgroundVanillin is the main byproduct of alkaline-pretreated lignocellulosic biomass during the process of fermentable-sugar production and a potent inhibitor of ethanol production by yeast. Yeast cells are usually exposed to vanillin during the industrial production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass. Therefore, vanillin toxicity represents a major barrier to reducing the cost of bioethanol production.

resultsIn this study, we analysed the effects of oxygen-radical treatment on vanillin molecules. Our results showed that vanillin was converted to vanillic acid, protocatechuic aldehyde, protocatechuic acid, methoxyhydroquinone, 3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxybenzaldehyde, trihydroxy-5-methoxybenzene, and their respective ring-cleaved products, which displayed decreased toxicity relative to vanillin and resulted in reduced vanillin-specific toxicity to yeast during ethanol fermentation. Additionally, after a 16-h incubation, the ethanol concentration in oxygen-radical-treated vanillin solution was 7.0-fold greater than that from non-treated solution, with similar results observed using alkaline-pretreated rice straw slurry with oxygen-radical treatment.

conclusionsThis study analysed the effects of oxygen-radical treatment on vanillin molecules in the alkaline-pretreated rice straw slurry, thereby finding that this treatment converted vanillin to its derivatives, resulting in reduced vanillin toxicity to yeast during ethanol fermentation. These findings suggest that a combination of chemical and oxygen-radical treatment improved ethanol production using yeast cells, and that oxygen-radical treatment of plant biomass offers great promise for further improvements in bioethanol-production processes.

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Atmospheric pressure plasmaBioethanolBiorefineryOxygen-radical treatmentPlant biomassVanillin

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PMID32010221
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