Search on microbial bioconversion of molasses to ethanol exposed to coptisine

The effect of coptisine on microbial bioconversion of molasses to ethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae A - 25 has been examined. The compound coptisine is a natural protoberberine alkaloid found in plants like Coptis chinensis which has shown potential in various applications including fermentation technology. It has been observed that the alkaloid coptisine an isoquinoline alkaloid is stimulatory for alcoholic fermentation processes and upgraded the yield of ethanol to an extent of 21.300% higher in comparison to control, i.e, 6.15ml / 100ml under optimised parameters like pH, temperature, incubation period and concentration of molasses solution.