Selection and characterisation of a xylitol-derepressed Aspergillus niger mutant that is apparently impaired in xylitol transport

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 881-886

  Van De Vondervoort, Peter J I ^a   De Groot, Marco J L ^a,b   Ruijter, George J G ^a,c   Visser, Jaap ^a,d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d FGT Consultancy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Mutant selection; Pentose repression; Xylitol transport; Xylose fermentation

Indexed keywords

MUTANT SELECTION; PENTOSE REPRESSION; XYLITOL TRANSPORT; XYLOSE FERMENTATION;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; OXIDATION; YEAST;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ALCOHOL; CARBON; FUEL; HEMICELLULOSE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLITOL; XYLOSE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; OXIDATION; SUGAR; YEAST;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; MUTANT; NONHUMAN;

ALANINE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLUCONATES; MUTATION; XYLITOL;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 33751509490     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0527-y     Document Type: Article

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