High activity of xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase improves xylose fermentation by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1039-1046

  Karhumaa, Kaisa ^a   Fromanger, Romain ^a   Hahn Hägerdal, Bärbel ^a   Gorwa Grauslund, Marie F ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; OXIDATION; SUGARS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; XYLITOL DEHYDROGENASE; XYLOSE FERMENTATION; XYLOSE REDUCTASE;

ENZYME KINETICS;

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE; XYLITOL; XYLITOL DEHYDROGENASE; XYLOSE; XYLOSE REDUCTASE;

BIOENGINEERING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; MONOSACCHARIDE; YEAST;

ARTICLE; DNA MODIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; D-XYLULOSE REDUCTASE; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; XYLOSE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33845807902     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0575-3     Document Type: Article

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