Directed Evolution of Pyruvate Decarboxylase-Negative Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Yielding a C2-Independent, Glucose-Tolerant, and Pyruvate-Hyperproducing Yeast

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 159-166

  Van Maris, Antonius J A ^a   Geertman, Jan Maarten A ^a   Vermeulen, Alexander ^a   Groothuizen, Matthijs K ^a   Winkler, Aaron A ^b   Piper, Matthew D W ^a   Van Dijken, Johannes P ^a,b   Pronk, Jack T ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Bird Engineering BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMOSTATS; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; PH EFFECTS; YEAST;

BATCH CULTURES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CARBON; GLUCOSE; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMOSTAT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ENZYME ASSAY; FERMENTATION OPTIMIZATION; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRODUCT RECOVERY; PRODUCTIVITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CULTURE MEDIA; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLUCOSE; MUTATION; PROTEOME; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; PYRUVIC ACID; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0345869655     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.1.159-166.2004     Document Type: Article

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