Model-based biotechnological potential analysis of Kluyveromyces marxianus central metabolism

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1177-1190

  Pentjuss, A ^a   Stalidzans, E ^a   Liepins, J ^a   Kokina, A ^a   Martynova, J ^a   Zikmanis, P ^a   Mozga, I ^a   Scherbaka, R ^a   Hartman, H ^b   Poolman, M G ^b   Fell, D A ^b   Vigants, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central metabolism; Essentiality analysis; Kluyveromyces marxianus; Metabolic engineering; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ACETATE COENZYME A LIGASE; ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYL COENZYME A; ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCEROL; INULIN; INULINASE; LACTIC ACID; LACTOSE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; PHENYLALANINE; PHOSPHATE; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX; PYRUVIC ACID; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SUCCINIC ACID; SUCROSE; SULFUR; XYLOSE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CARBON METABOLISM; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FUNGAL BIOMASS; KLUYVEROMYCES LACTIS; KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS; KOMAGATAELLA PASTORIS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETICS; KLUYVEROMYCES; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR MODEL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACETATES; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CULTURE MEDIA; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCEROL; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; INULIN; KLUYVEROMYCES; LACTATES; LACTOSE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUCCINIC ACID; XYLOSE;

EID: 85018670164     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-017-1946-8     Document Type: Article

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