The genus Gluconobacter oxydans: Comprehensive overview of biochemistry and biotechnological applications

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 147-171

  De Muynck, Cassandra ^a,b   Pereira, Catarina S S ^a   Naessens, Myriam ^a   Parmentier, Sofie ^a   Soetaert, Wim ^a   Vandamme, Erick J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Pharmavize ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacterial cellulose; Biosensors; Co enzyme regeneration; Dextran; L ribulose; L sorbose; Polyol dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSENSORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENZYMES; MICROORGANISMS; SUGARS;

BIOTRANSFORMATIONS; GENUS GLUCONOBACTER OXYDANS; POLYOL DEHYDROGENASES; TRANSGLUCOSYLATING SUBSTRATE MOLECULES;

GENES;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; DEXTRAN; DIHYDROXYACETONE; GLUCONIC ACID; GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCEROL DEHYDROGENASE; IDITOL DEHYDROGENASE; LEVAN; MIGLITOL; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; RIBOSE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; VINEGAR; XYLULOSE REDUCTASE;

ACETOBACTER; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSENSOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GLUCONOBACTER OXYDANS; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GLYCOLYSIS; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; GLUCONOBACTER OXYDANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYMERS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLUCONOBACTER; GLUCONOBACTER OXYDANS;

EID: 34548589193     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07388550701503584     Document Type: Review

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