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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Main Authors: Hahn-Hägerdal Bärbel, Bengtsson Oskar, Gorwa-Grauslund Marie F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Online Access:http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/2/1/9

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