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Mediated electrochemical measurement of the inhibitory effects of furfural and acetic acid on Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida shehatae.

Zhao J, Wang M, Yang Z, Gong Q, Lu Y, Yang Z

Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101 , PR China, zhengyuyang@vip.sina.com.

The toxic effects of furfural and acetic acid on two yeasts, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida shehatae, were evaluated using an electrochemical method. Intracellular redox activities were lowered by 40% and 78% for S. cerevisiae and C. shehatae, respectively, by 8 g furfural l(-1), and by 46% and 67%, respectively, by 8 g acetic acid l(-1). The proposed method can accurately measure the effects of inhibitors on cell cultures.

Published 17 February 2005 in Biotechnol Lett, 27(3): 207-11.
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