초록
<P><B>Abstract</B></P><P>Acetolactate synthase is a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyses the conversion of two pyruvate molecules to an acetolactate molecule with release of carbon dioxide. The overexpression of the truncated version of the corresponding gene, <I>ILV2</I>, that codes for presumably cytosolic acetolactate synthase in the yeast <I>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</I>, led to a decrease in intracellular pyruvate concentration. This recombinant strain was also characterized by a four‐fold increase in glycerol production, with a concomitant 1.8‐fold reduction in ethanol production, when compared to that of the wild‐type strain under anaerobic conditions in a glucose alcoholic fermentation. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</P>