Degradation of Xylan to D-Xylose by Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Coexpressing the Aspergillus niger β-Xylosidase (xlnD) and the Trichoderma reesei Xylanase II (xyn2) Genes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 5512-5519

  La Grange, D C ^a   Pretorius, I S ^a   Claeyssens, M ^a   Van Zyl, W H ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENDO-1,3-BETA-XYLANASE; EXO 1,4 BETA D XYLOSIDASE; EXO-1,4-BETA-D-XYLOSIDASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; XYLAN; XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PH; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEMPERATURE; TRICHODERMA;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLONING, MOLECULAR; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEMPERATURE; TRICHODERMA; XYLANS; XYLOSE; XYLOSIDASES;

EID: 0035650539     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.12.5512-5519.2001     Document Type: Article

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