Induction of xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase activities on mixed sugars in Candida guilliermondii

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 375-379

  Lee, Hung ^a   Sopher, Coralie R ^a   Yau, Kerrm Y F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Fermentation; Hemicellulose; Pentose; Xylitol dehydrogenase; Xylose reductase; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; SUGARS; XYLOSE; YEAST;

CELLOBIOSE; ENZYME INDUCTION; HEMICELLULOSE; MANNOSE; PENTOSE; XYLITOL DEHYDROGENASE; XYLOSE REDUCTOSE;

ENZYME KINETICS;

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ARABINOSE; CELLOBIOSE; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; MANNOSE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SUGAR; XYLITOL; XYLOSE; XYLULOSE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION;

EID: 0030130696     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199604)65:4<375::AID-JCTB437>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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