The role of xylulokinase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae xylulose catabolism

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-43

  Richard, Peter ^a   Toivari, Mervi H ^a   Penttilä, Merja ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

D Ribulose; D Xylulose; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Xylose fermentation; Xylulokinase

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL ENZYME; GLUCOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLULOKINASE; XYLULOSE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

FERMENTATION; GENE DELETION; GLUCOSE; KINETICS; PENTOSES; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; XYLULOSE;

EID: 0034284318     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(00)00312-8     Document Type: Article

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