Expression of xyrA gene encoding for D-Xylose reductase of Candida tropicalis and production of xylitol in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 280-284

  Suzuki, Tohru ^a   Yokoyama, Shin Ichiro ^a   Kinoshita, Yoshiko ^a   Yamada, Hiroko ^a   Hatsu, Masahiro ^a   Takamizawa, Kazuhiro ^a   Kawai, Keiichi ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida tropicalis; D xylose reductase; Gene expression; Xylitol; XyrA

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE; XYLITOL; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

CANDIDA TROPICALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032958475     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(99)80032-2     Document Type: Article

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