L-Arabinose pathway engineering for arabitol-free xylitol production in Candida tropicalis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 747-753

  Yoon, Byoung Hoon ^a   Jeon, Woo Young ^a   Shim, Woo Yong ^a   Kim, Jung Hoe ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arabinose; Arabitol; Candida tropicalis; Xylitol; Xylose reductase

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE; ARABITOL; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; XYLITOL; XYLOSE REDUCTASE;

BACTERIOLOGY; CANDIDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH KINETICS; STRAIN; XYLOSE; YEAST;

SUGAR SUBSTITUTES;

ARABINITOL; ARABINOSE; SUGAR ALCOHOL; XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABINOSE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUGAR ALCOHOLS; XYLITOL;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79952754799     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0487-2     Document Type: Article

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