Additional file 1: Table S1. The content of hexose in inulin and Jerusalem artichoke tuber powder (JAP). Fig. S1. Cell morphology and sporulation observed by optical microscopy. Fig. S2. Data on ethanol fermentation from inulin. Fig. S3. Codon-optimized sequences of the endo-inulinase gene in Penicillium sp. TN-88. Fig. S4. DNA cassettes used for transformation of S. cerevisia