Conversion of xylose to ethanol by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Importance of xylulokinase (XKS1) and oxygen availability

Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 236-249

  Toivari, Mervi H ^a   Aristidou, Aristos ^a   Ruohonen, Laura ^a   Penttilä, Merja ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Metabolic engineering; Renewable resources; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Xylose; Xylulokinase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; BIOCONVERSION; FED BATCH CULTURE; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS METABOLISM; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC STRAIN; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE; XYLITOL DEHYDROGENASE; XYLOSE; XYLOSE REDUCTASE; XYLULOKINASE;

PICHIA STIPITIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034878314     PISSN: 10967176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mben.2000.0191     Document Type: Article

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