Yeasts have a long-standing relationship with humankind that has widened in recent years to encompass production of diverse foods, beverages, fuels and medicines. Here, key advances in the field of yeast fermentation applied to alcohol production, which represents the predominant product of industrial biotechnology, will be presented. More specifically, we have selected industries focused in producing bioethanol, beer and wine. In these bioprocesses, yeasts from the genus Saccharomyces are still the main players, with Saccharomyces cerevisiae recognized as the preeminent industrial ethanologen. However, the growing demand for new products has opened the door to diverse yeasts, including non-Saccharomyces strains. Furthermore, the development of synthetic media that successfully simulate industrial fermentation medium will be discussed along with a general overview of yeast fermentation modeling.

酵母与人类有着长期的关系，近年来这种关系已扩大到涵盖各种食品，饮料，燃料和药品的生产。在这里，将介绍在酒精生产中应用的酵母发酵领域的关键进展，这代表了工业生物技术的主要产品。更具体地说，我们选择了专注于生产生物乙醇，啤酒和葡萄酒的行业。在这些生物过程中，来自酿酒酵母属的酵母仍然是主要的参与者，其中酿酒酵母被认为是杰出的工业乙醇原。然而，对新产品不断增长的需求为包括非酿酒酵母在内的多种酵母打开了大门。株。此外，将讨论成功模拟工业发酵培养基的合成培养基的开发以及酵母发酵建模的一般概述。