Xylitol production is increased by expression of codon-optimized Neurospora crassa xylose reductase gene in Candida tropicalis

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 191-198

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

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

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Candida tropicalis; Codon optimization; Glucose repression; Xylitol; Xylose reductase

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CODON OPTIMIZATION; GLUCOSE REPRESSION; XYLITOL; XYLOSE REDUCTASE;

CANDIDA; CELL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; OPTIMIZATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATES; XYLOSE;

SUGAR SUBSTITUTES;

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; XYLITOL;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CARBON SOURCE; CODON; CODON USAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME ISOLATION; FED BATCH FERMENTATION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NXRG GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; UPREGULATION; URA3 GENE; XYLITOL DEHYDROGENASE GENE; XYLOSE REDUCTASE GENE;

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CODON; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; TRANSFECTION; XYLITOL; XYLOSE;

CANDIDA TROPICALIS; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 84857450275     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: 16157605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-011-0618-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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