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glycerol biosynthetic process

Known as: glycerol synthesis, glycerol formation, glycerol biosynthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycerol, 1,2,3-propanetriol, a sweet, hygroscopic, viscous liquid, widely… Expand
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Reduction of Ethanol Yield and Improvement of Glycerol Formation by Adaptive Evolution of the Wine Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae under Hyperosmotic Conditions
ABSTRACT There is a strong demand from the wine industry for methodologies to reduce the alcohol content of wine without… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Yeast selection for fuel ethanol production in Brazil.
Brazil is one of the largest ethanol biofuel producers and exporters in the world and its production has increased steadily… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Stress resistance and signal fidelity independent of nuclear MAPK function
Elevated external solute stimulates a conserved MAPK cascade that elicits responses that maintain osmotic balance. The yeast high… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Increasing NADH oxidation reduces overflow metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Respiratory metabolism plays an important role in energy production in the form of ATP in all aerobically growing cells. However… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Effects of Furfural on the Respiratory Metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Glucose-Limited Chemostats
ABSTRACT Effects of furfural on the aerobic metabolism of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae were studied by performing chemostat… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The Yeast Glycerol 3-Phosphatases Gpp1p and Gpp2p Are Required for Glycerol Biosynthesis and Differentially Involved in the Cellular Responses to Osmotic, Anaerobic, and Oxidative Stress*
We have characterized the strongly homologous GPP1/RHR2 and GPP2/HOR2 genes, encoding isoforms of glycerol 3-phosphatase. Mutants… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The importance of the glycerol 3-phosphate shuttle during aerobic growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Maintenance of a cytoplasmic redox balance is a necessity for sustained cellular metabolism. Glycerol formation is the only way… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The two isoenzymes for yeast NAD+-dependent glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase encoded by GPD1 and GPD2 have distinct roles in osmoadaptation and redox regulation.
The two homologous genes GPD1 and GPD2 encode the isoenzymes of NAD-dependent glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the yeast… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Influence of the nitrogen source on Saccharomyces cerevisiae anaerobic growth and product formation.
To prevent the loss of raw material in ethanol production by anaerobic yeast cultures, glycerol formation has to be reduced. In… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
GPD1, which encodes glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, is essential for growth under osmotic stress in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and its expression is regulated by the high-osmolarity glycerol…
The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae responds to osmotic stress, i.e., an increase in osmolarity of the growth medium, by enhanced… Expand
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