Hittinger, an investigator with the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center who studies yeast metabolism, says in addition to ...

Humans have taken advantage of the metabolism in a tiny fungus called yeast to create beer and wine from grains and fruits. What are the biological mechanisms behind this alcohol production?

The cover scheme illustrates the network of many of the metabolic reactions in the cell which interconvert molecules and use and generate energy for growth and reproduction. Dots are reactions ...

In the fermentation, the yeast feed on natural sugars from the grape and produce a range of bi-products in the metabolism.

Recombinant yeast cells can be used as a vector to produce proteins that would normally be found in animals or plants. Recombinant yeast cells are used during DNA Recombinant technology as they ...