| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveEditorial Welcome to Biotechnology for Biofuels Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal, Michael E Himmel, Chris Somerville, and Charles Wyman Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 1. Published online 2008 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-1.PMCID: PMC2367689 Methodology Fluorescence resonance energy transfer sensors for quantitative monitoring of pentose and disaccharide accumulation in bacteria Thijs Kaper, Ida Lager, Loren L Looger, Diane Chermak, and Wolf B Frommer Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 11. Published online 2008 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-11.PMCID: PMC2467413 A spatially explicit whole-system model of the lignocellulosic bioethanol supply chain: an assessment of decentralised processing potential Alex J Dunnett, Claire S Adjiman, and Nilay Shah Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 13. Published online 2008 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-13.PMCID: PMC2546396 Research Combining hot-compressed water and ball milling pretreatments to improve the efficiency of the enzymatic hydrolysis of eucalyptus Hiroyuki Inoue, Shinichi Yano, Takashi Endo, Tsuyoshi Sakaki, and Shigeki Sawayama Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 2. Published online 2008 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-2.PMCID: PMC2375867 Genome-wide screening of the genes required for tolerance to vanillin, which is a potential inhibitor of bioethanol fermentation, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ayako Endo, Toshihide Nakamura, Akira Ando, Ken Tokuyasu, and Jun Shima Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 3. Published online 2008 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-3.PMCID: PMC2375868 Integration options for high energy efficiency and improved economics in a wood-to-ethanol process Per Sassner and Guido Zacchi Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 4. Published online 2008 April 15. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-4.PMCID: PMC2375869 Cell-wall structural changes in wheat straw pretreated for bioethanol production Jan B Kristensen, Lisbeth G Thygesen, Claus Felby, Henning Jørgensen, and Thomas Elder Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 5. Published online 2008 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-5.PMCID: PMC2375870 Metabolic regulation analysis of an ethanologenic Escherichia coli strain based on RT-PCR and enzymatic activities Montserrat Orencio-Trejo, Noemí Flores, Adelfo Escalante, Georgina Hernández-Chávez, Francisco Bolívar, Guillermo Gosset, and Alfredo Martinez Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 8. Published online 2008 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-8.PMCID: PMC2396614 Implications of cellobiohydrolase glycosylation for use in biomass conversion Tina Jeoh, William Michener, Michael E Himmel, Stephen R Decker, and William S Adney Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 10. Published online 2008 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-10.PMCID: PMC2427024 Pichia stipitis xylose reductase helps detoxifying lignocellulosic hydrolysate by reducing 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural (HMF) João RM Almeida, Tobias Modig, Anja Röder, Gunnar Lidén, and Marie-F Gorwa-Grauslund Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 12. Published online 2008 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-12.PMCID: PMC2464581 Pilot-scale conversion of lime-treated wheat straw into bioethanol: quality assessment of bioethanol and valorization of side streams by anaerobic digestion and combustion Ronald HW Maas, Robert R Bakker, Arjen R Boersma, Iemke Bisschops, Jan R Pels, Ed de Jong, Ruud A Weusthuis, and Hans Reith Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 14. Published online 2008 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-14.PMCID: PMC2572599 Analysis of saccharification in Brachypodium distachyon stems under mild conditions of hydrolysis Leonardo D Gomez, Jennifer K Bristow, Emily R Statham, and Simon J McQueen-Mason Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 15. Published online 2008 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-15.PMCID: PMC2577630 Comparing the xylose reductase/xylitol dehydrogenase and xylose isomerase pathways in arabinose and xylose fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains Maurizio Bettiga, Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal, and Marie F Gorwa-Grauslund Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 16. Published online 2008 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-16.PMCID: PMC2579915 Development of a fluorescence-based method for monitoring glucose catabolism and its potential use in a biomass hydrolysis assay Lisa J Haney, James G Coors, Aaron J Lorenz, D Raj Raman, Robert P Anex, and M Paul Scott Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 17. Published online 2008 November 19. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-17.PMCID: PMC2602992 Reviews The Brazilian biofuels industry José Goldemberg Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 6. Published online 2008 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-6.PMCID: PMC2405774 A short review on SSF – an interesting process option for ethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks Kim Olofsson, Magnus Bertilsson, and Gunnar Lidén Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 7. Published online 2008 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-7.PMCID: PMC2397418 Are biofuels sustainable? The EU perspective Sam Cockerill and Chris Martin Biotechnol Biofuels. 2008; 1: 9. Published online 2008 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-1-9.PMCID: PMC2390541 |