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“Background Sugars contained in plant cell walls are a potential form of renewable energy that can be transformed

into liquid transportation fuels through fermentation processes. However, the sugars are Epacadostat mouse present in the form of cellulosic and hemicellulosic polymers which prevents Defactinib chemical structure direct fermentation of biomass by common industrial microorganisms such as yeast. Cellulose

is particularly insoluble and recalcitrant to biodegradation, which represents a major technological hurdle to the realization of a cellulosic biofuels industry. The presence of lignin in the plant cell wall presents additional challenges as it is not easily biodegraded, can limit access to cellulose, and has the potential to form inhibitory byproducts during biomass pretreatment. Certain thermophilic, anaerobic, Gram positive bacteria have shown the ability to biodegrade cellulose and ferment it into ethanol and other fermentation products such as acetate, lactate, formate and hydrogen, giving rise to the possibility of converting cellulose directly to transportation fuels in a single step in a process known as consolidated bioprocessing (CBP). Clostridium thermocellum is often considered to be a model organism of this class of bacteria. Compounds generated during biomass pretreatment, selleck chemical hydrolysis, and microbial fermentation

can have inhibitory effects on the fermenting microorganism, which decreases ethanol yields [1,2] thereby rendering the process uneconomical. Improved tolerance to inhibitory compounds found in pretreated biomass hydrolysate should improve the fermentation process and increase economic feasibility of CBP. Significant clues to the mechanisms PP2 mw involved in adaptation to new environments, such as would be found in a CPB production scheme, have come from studies of gene expression in response to specific stresses [3]. The response of cells to environmental changes can provide clues to the molecular apparatuses that enable cells to adapt to new environments and the molecular mechanisms that have evolved to regulate the remodeling of gene expression that occurs in new environments [3]. By understanding the genetic basis for mechanisms of improved tolerance to inhibitors there is a possibility to rationally engineer their traits in the future [4–7].