Improved xylose uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae due to directed evolution of galactose permease Gal2 for sugar co-consumption

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 99-111

  Reznicek, O ^a   Facey, S J ^a   de Waal, P P ^b   Teunissen, A W R H ^b   de Bont, J A M ^c   Nijland, J G ^d   Driessen, A J M ^d   Hauer, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b DSM RESOLVE   (Netherlands)

^c Jandebontbioconsultancy   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biotechnology; Gal2; Sugar co consumption; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; GLUCOSE; MUTAGENESIS; THROUGHPUT;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DIRECTED EVOLUTION; GAL2; GALACTOSE PERMEASE; ON FLOW; RANDOM MUTAGENESIS; S.CEREVISIAE; SUGAR CO-CONSUMPTION; TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS; XYLOSE TRANSPORT;

YEAST;

GAL2 TRANSPORTER; GALACTOSE; PERMEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOSE; GAL2 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

BIOASSAY; BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MUTATION; SUGAR; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SUGAR INTAKE; WILD TYPE; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; GLUCOSE; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; XYLOSE;

EID: 84931567349     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12825     Document Type: Article

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