<it>Pichia stipitis </it>xylose reductase helps detoxifying lignocellulosic hydrolysate by reducing 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural (HMF)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Pichia stipitis </it>xylose reductase (Ps-XR) has been used to design <it>Saccharomyces cerevisiae </it>strains that are able to ferment xylose. One example is the industrial <it>S. cerevisiae </i...

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Main Authors: Röder Anja, Modig Tobias, Almeida João RM, Lidén Gunnar, Gorwa-Grauslund Marie-F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Online Access:http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/1/1/12