Xylulokinase Overexpression in Two Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Also Expressing Xylose Reductase and Xylitol Dehydrogenase and Its Effect on Fermentation of Xylose and Lignocellulosic Hydrolysate

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4249-4255

  Johansson, Björn ^a   Christensson, Camilla ^a   Hobley, Timothy ^a,b   Hahn Hägerdal, Bärbel ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; XYLOSE; XYLULOKINASE; XYLULOSE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; CELLULOSE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CULTURE MEDIA; D-XYLULOSE REDUCTASE; FERMENTATION; GENES, FUNGAL; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUGAR ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES; XYLOSE;

EID: 0035458838     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.4249-4255.2001     Document Type: Article

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