Derepression of galactose metabolism in melibiase producing bakers' and distillers' yeast

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-228

  Rønnow, Birgitte ^a   Olsson, Lisbeth ^b   Nielsen, Jens ^b   Dalgaard Mikkelsen, Jørn ^a  

^a DANISCO A S   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

GAL80; Glucose repression; Industrial yeast; MEL1; MIG1; Mixed sugar cultivation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; MOLASSES; PLANT CELL CULTURE; YEAST;

BEET MOLASSES; GALACTOSE;

METABOLISM;

ALCOHOL; ALPHA GALACTOSIDASE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; MELIBIOSE; MOLASSES; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYME REPRESSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GALACTOSE; MOLASSES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033010402     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(99)00108-X     Document Type: Article

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