Xylose reductase from <it>Pichia stipitis </it>with altered coenzyme preference improves ethanolic xylose fermentation by recombinant <it>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Xylose reductase (XR) and xylitol dehydrogenase (XDH) from <it>Pichia stipitis </it>are the two enzymes most commonly used in recombinant <it>Saccharomyces cerevisiae </it>strains engineered for xylose utiliza...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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| Series: | Biotechnology for Biofuels |
| Online Access: | http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/2/1/9 |