Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of cellulose via engineered <
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is a sustainable solution to valorize cellulose into fuels and chemicals. In this study, we demonstrate the feasibility of direct conversion of cellulose into ethanol and a bio?degradable surfactant, ethyl???d?glucoside, via an engineered yeast strain (i.e., strain EJ2) expressing heterologous cellodextrin transporter (CDT?1) and intracellular ??glucosidase (GH1?1) originating from <
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. We identified the formation of ethyl???d?glucoside in SSF of cellulose by the EJ2 strain owing to transglycosylation activity of GH1?1. The EJ2 strain coproduced 0.34 � 0.03 g ethanol/g cellulose and 0.06 � 0.00 g ethyl???d?glucoside/g cellulose at a rate of 0.30 � 0.02 g/L/h and 0.09 � 01 g?L<
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, respectively, during the SSF of Avicel PH?101 cellulose, supplemented only with Celluclast 1.5L. Herein, we report a possible co?production of a value?added chemical (alkyl?glucosides) during SSF of cellulose exploiting the transglycosylation activity of GH1?1 in engineered <
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S. cerevisiae<
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. In conclusion, this co?production could have a substantial effect on overall techno?economic feasibility of SSF of cellulose.