CPC C12P 7/06 (2013.01) [C07K 14/395 (2013.01); C12N 1/22 (2013.01); C12N 1/32 (2013.01); C12N 9/0006 (2013.01); C12N 15/81 (2013.01); C12P 7/04 (2013.01); C12Y 101/01008 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A recombinant yeast comprising:
(a) a heterologous Sugar Transporter-Like protein (STL1); and
(b) a heterologous enzyme comprising an acetaldehyde dehydrogenase and/or a bifunctional acetaldehyde/alcohol dehydrogenase; and
wherein the recombinant yeast produces increased ethanol relative to a control recombinant yeast without said heterologous STL1 protein.
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