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The respiratory chain of ethanol-producing shows an unusual physiological property in that it is not involved in energy conservation, even though this organism has a complete electron transport system. We reported previously that respiratory-deficient mutants (RDMs) of exhibit higher growth rates and enhanced ethanol productivity under aerobic and high-temperature conditions. Here, we demonstrated that the salt tolerance of RDM strains was drastically decreased compared with the wild-type strain. We found that the NADH/NAD ratio was maintained at low levels in both the wild-type and the RDM strains under non-stress conditions. However, the ratio substantially increased in the RDM strains in response to salt stress. Complementation of the deficient respiratory-chain genes in the RDM strains resulted in a decrease in the NADH/NAD ratio and an increase in the growth rate. In contrast, expression of malate dehydrogenase, activity of which increases the supply of NADH, in the RDM strains led to an increased NADH/NAD ratio and resulted in poor growth. Taken together, these results suggest that the respiratory chain of functions to maintain a low NADH/NAD ratio when the cells are exposed to environmental stresses, such as salinity.

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