Wang and Blaschek (2011) reported that glucose and fructose were consumed earlier than sucrose when C. beijerinckii was grown in a mixture of glucose, fructose and sucrose and in the end of the fermentation; only 50% of the sucrose was utilized while 70% of the glucose and fructose were consumed.
They also found that C. beijerinckii capable to degrade sucrose but the monosaccharides
glucose and fructose were more preferable for biobutanol production