Overexpression of the Aspergillus niger GatA transporter leads to preferential use of D-galacturonic acid over D-xylose

AMB Express

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Sloothaak, Jasper ^a   Schilders, Mike ^a   Schaap, Peter J ^a   de Graaff, Leo H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; D galacturonic acid; Pectin; Sustainable resources; Transmembrane transport

Indexed keywords

GALACTURONIC ACID; SORBITOL; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; ENZYME ASSAY; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 85027931385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21910855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13568-014-0066-3     Document Type: Article

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