About the Authors

Zhijia Fang

Affiliation College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

Min Zhao

Affiliation College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

Hong Zhen

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

Lifeng Chen

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

Ping Shi

ship@ecust.edu.cn (PS); zhiweih@dhu.edu.cn (ZH)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

Zhiwei Huang

ship@ecust.edu.cn (PS); zhiweih@dhu.edu.cn (ZH)

Affiliation College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PS ZH. Performed the experiments: ZF MZ HZ LC. Analyzed the data: ZF MZ HZ LC PS ZH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PS ZH. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: PS ZH. Obtained permission for use of plasmid PRS179 and yeast strain SJR576: SJ.