Optimal growth and ethanol production from xylose by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae require moderate D-xylulokinase activity

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 495-503

  Jin, Yong Su ^a   Ni, Haiying ^a   Laplaza, Jose M ^a   Jeffries, Thomas W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GENES; METABOLISM; XYLOSE; YEAST;

HAPLOID GENOMES;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; PROTEIN; PROTEIN TDH1; PROTEIN XKS; PROTEIN XKS1; PROTEIN XYL1; PROTEIN XYL2; PROTEIN XYL3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOSE; XYLULOKINASE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; YEAST;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CELL DEATH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HAPLOIDY; NONHUMAN; PICHIA STIPITIS; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PICHIA; PICHIA STIPITIS; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSPOSONS; VECTORS;

EID: 0037228901     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.1.495-503.2003     Document Type: Article

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