Biofuel producers use the proteins to break down the complex carbohydrates in plant cells into a soup - like mixture of simple sugars that yeast can eat.
生物燃料产生者利用蛋白质把植物细胞内的碳水化合物分解成一种可以被酶菌食用的粘稠状单糖混合物。
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One of the most successful medical applications has been the engineering of yeast to produce a precursor of the antimalarial drug artemisinin, a natural product of the plant Artemesia annua.
比较成功的医疗应用之一是制成酵母来生产抗虐药物黄蒿素前导-黄花蒿的自然物质。
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"This means we potentially get about 200 litres of ethanol plus 80 to 90 kilograms of excess high-protein yeast per tonne of waste plant material," says Philip Bell of Microbiogen.