Genetic analysis of D-xylose metabolism by endophytic yeast strains of rhodotorula graminis and rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 471-478

  Xu, Ping ^a   Bura, Renata ^a   Doty, Sharon L ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

D xylose metabolism; Rhodotorula graminis; Rhodotorula mucilaginosa; Xylitol; Xylitol dehydrogenase; Xylose reductase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HEXOSE; PENTOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLITOL DEHYDROGENASE; XYLOSE; XYLOSE DEHYDROGENASE; XYLOSE REDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPEN; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHYTE; ENZYME METABOLISM; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PICHIA STIPITIS; RHODOTORULA; RHODOTORULA GRAMINIS; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; XYL1 GENE; XYL2 GENE;

CANDIDA; PICHIA STIPITIS; POPULUS; RHODOTORULA GRAMINIS; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA;

EID: 80051725871     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572011000300018     Document Type: Article

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