Provided is an acid-tolerant yeast cell, a method of producing an organic acid by using the yeast cell, and a method of producing the yeast cell resistant to acid.

The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD.sup.+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.

Methods and materials related to producing glyceric acid and downstream products are disclosed. Specifically, isolated nucleic acids. polypeptides, host cells, methods and materials for producing glycolic acid by direct fermentation from sugars are disclosed.

The present disclosure provides an analyte sensor for use in detecting various analytes. In certain embodiments, an analyte-responsive active area of a presently disclosed analyte sensor includes two or more enzyme systems for detecting the analyte. The present disclosure further provides methods for detecting various analytes using the disclosed analyte sensors.

The present invention relates to a cell capable of producing a fluorinated compound, in particular F-acetaldehyde and optionally F-acetyl-CoA and F-acetate, methods for producing fluorinated compounds in a cell and expression systems thereof.

The present invention relates to a yeast cell, in particular a recombinant yeast cell, the cell lacking enzymatic activity needed for the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis or the cell having a reduced enzymatic activity with respect to the NADH-dependent glycerol synthesis compared to its corresponding wild-type yeast cell, the cell comprising one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding an NAD+-dependent acetylating acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.10) activity. The invention further relates to the use of a cell according to the invention in the preparation of ethanol.

The present disclosure provides an analyte sensor for use in detecting various analytes. In certain embodiments, an analyte-responsive active area of a presently disclosed analyte sensor includes two or more enzyme systems for detecting the analyte. The present disclosure further provides methods for detecting various analytes using the disclosed analyte sensors.