Table 4.
S. cerevisiae strains used in the study
| Yeast strain | Main characteristics | Source/reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ethanol Red |
Industrial bioethanol production strain, MATa/α |
Fermentis, a division of S. I. Lesaffre, Lille, France |
| HDY.GUF5 |
Ethanol Red;pyk2::XylA; XKS1; TAL1; TKL1; RPE1; RKI1; HXT7;AraT; AraA; AraB;AraD; TAL2; TKL2 |
This study |
| M315 |
HDY.GUF5 + 3 h mutagenesis in 3% EMS, MATα/α |
This study |
| M492 |
HDY.GUF5 + 4 h mutagenesis in 3% EMS, MATa/α |
This study |
| GS1.11-26 |
HDY.GUF5, M315 and M492 + genome shuffling and evolutionary adaptation, MATα/α |
This study |
| TMB3400 | USM21 HIS3::YIpXR/XDH/XK + mutagenesis and selection | [37] |