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The critical role of pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) in determining the rate of ethanol production is confirmed using PDC constitutive mutants. By deriving strains with altered levels of these two enzymes, it has been found that a high level of both PDC and ADH is necessary for faster ethanol production.
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Sharma, S., Tauro, P. Control of ethanol production by yeast: Role of pyruvate decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase. Biotechnol Lett 8, 735–738 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01032573
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01032573