a b s t r a c t
In the fermentation process of henequen (Agave fourcroydes Lem.) leaf juice, complemented with industrial
molasses, the use of an inoculum comprising two yeasts: Kluyveromyces marxianus (isolated from the
henequen plant) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (commercial strain) was studied. An ethanol production of
5.22 ± 1.087% v/v was obtained. Contrary to expected, a decrease on ethanol production was observed
with the use of the K. marxianus strain.