Xylose metabolism in the pig. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 It is important to understand if, and to what extent, the pig can utilize xylose as an energy source if xylanase releases free xylose in the small intestine.
Nichole F Huntley, John F Patience
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Comparing the xylose reductase/xylitol dehydrogenase and xylose isomerase pathways in arabinose and xylose fermenting
Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2008 Background Ethanolic fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass is a sustainable option for the production of bioethanol. This process would greatly benefit from recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains also able to ferment, besides the hexose sugar ...
Hahn-Hägerdal Bärbel +2 more
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Protein acetylation regulates xylose metabolism during adaptation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021 Background As the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature, hemicellulose can be degraded to xylose as the feedstock for bioconversion to fuels and chemicals.
Yong-Shui Tan +8 more
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Fermentation, 2022 Economic conversion of biomass to biofuels and chemicals requires efficient and complete utilization of xylose. Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains engineered for xylose utilization are still considerably limited in their overall ability to metabolize ...
Ronald E. Hector +2 more
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Development and characterization of efficient xylose utilization strains of Zymomonas mobilis
Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021 Background Efficient use of glucose and xylose is a key for the economic production of lignocellulosic biofuels and biochemicals, and different recombinant strains have been constructed for xylose utilization including those using Zymomonas mobilis as ...
Jiyun Lou +10 more
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Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021 Background Xylose contained in lignocellulosic biomass is an attractive carbon substrate for economically viable conversion to bioethanol. Extensive research has been conducted on xylose fermentation using recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing ...
Jung-Hoon Bae +4 more
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Rational and evolutionary engineering approaches uncover a small set of genetic changes efficient for rapid xylose fermentation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Economic bioconversion of plant cell wall hydrolysates into fuels and chemicals has been hampered mainly due to the inability of microorganisms to efficiently co-ferment pentose and hexose sugars, especially glucose and xylose, which are the most ...
Soo Rin Kim +6 more
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Biochemical routes for uptake and conversion of xylose by microorganisms
Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2020 Xylose is a major component of lignocellulose and the second most abundant sugar present in nature. Efficient utilization of xylose is required for the development of economically viable processes to produce biofuels and chemicals from biomass.
Zhe Zhao, Mo Xian, Min Liu, Guang Zhao
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 2023 Background Over the last decades, many strategies to procure and improve xylose consumption in Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been reported. This includes the introduction of efficient xylose-assimilating enzymes, the improvement of xylose transport, or ...
Viktor C. Persson +4 more
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Development of a D-xylose fermenting and inhibitor tolerant industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain with high performance in lignocellulose hydrolysates using metabolic and evolutionary engineering [PDF]
, 2013 Background: The production of bioethanol from lignocellulose hydrolysates requires a robust, D-xylose-fermenting and inhibitor-tolerant microorganism as catalyst.
Boles, Eckhard +13 more
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