Functional characterization of a xylose transporter in Aspergillus nidulans

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Colabardini, Ana Cristina ^a   Ries, Laure Nicolas Annick ^a   Brown, Neil Andrew ^a   Dos Reis, Thaila Fernanda ^a   Savoldi, Marcela ^a   Goldman, Maria Helena S ^a   Menino, João Filipe ^b   Rodrigues, Fernando ^b   Goldman, Gustavo Henrique ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c BRAZILIAN CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ENERGY AND MATERIALS CNPEM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; second generation bioethanol; xylose transporters

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; BIOETHANOL; BIOPOLYMERS; CARBON; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLULOSE; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GENES; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION; YEAST;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION; INDUSTRIAL FERMENTATION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; MAJOR FACILITATOR SUPERFAMILY; SECOND GENERATION BIOETHANOL; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTIONAL LEVELS;

XYLOSE;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GENOME; GLUCOSE; LIGNIN; METABOLISM; MUTATION; POLYMER;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84898401847     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-7-46     Document Type: Article

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