Characterization of d-xylose reductase, XyrB, from Aspergillus niger [PDF]
Biotechnology Reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2021 d-xylose reductase is a member of the aldo-keto reductase family, and is involved in d-xylose and l-arabinose conversion through the Pentose Catabolic Pathway (PCP) in fungi.
Agata Terebieniec +2 more
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Production of bio-xylitol from d-xylose by an engineered Pichia pastoris expressing a recombinant xylose reductase did not require any auxiliary substrate as electron donor [PDF]
Microbial Cell Factories, 2021 Background Xylitol is a five-carbon sugar alcohol that has numerous beneficial health properties. It has almost the same sweetness as sucrose but has lower energy value compared to the sucrose.
Tai Man Louie +6 more
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Heterologous expression of Spathaspora passalidarum xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase genes improved xylose fermentation ability of Aureobasidium pullulans [PDF]
Microbial Cell Factories, 2018 Background Aureobasidium pullulans is a yeast-like fungus that can ferment xylose to generate high-value-added products, such as pullulan, heavy oil, and melanin.
Jian Guo +4 more
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Xylose fermentation efficiency of industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast with separate or combined xylose reductase/xylitol dehydrogenase and xylose isomerase pathways [PDF]
Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2019 Background Xylose isomerase (XI) and xylose reductase/xylitol dehydrogenase (XR/XDH) pathways have been extensively used to confer xylose assimilation capacity to Saccharomyces cerevisiae and tackle one of the major bottlenecks in the attainment of ...
Joana T. Cunha +4 more
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Isolation and Characterization of the Stress-Tolerant Candida tropicalis YHJ1 and Evaluation of Its Xylose Reductase for Xylitol Production From Acid Pre-treatment Wastewater [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2019 A stress-tolerant yeast was isolated from honey using acid hydrolysate generated from sequential acid-/alkali-pretreatment of empty palm fruit bunch fiber (EPFBF).
Seonghun Kim +5 more
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Engineering Xylose Isomerase and Reductase Pathways in Yarrowia lipolytica for Efficient Lipid Production [PDF]
Microbial BiotechnologyXylose is a common monosaccharide in lignocellulosic residues that Yarrowia lipolytica cannot naturally metabolise for lipid production and therefore, heterologous xylose metabolic pathways must be engineered in this yeast to facilitate its consumption ...
Isabel De La Torre +4 more
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Synthesis of Amines for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Using the Whole-Cell Factory Saccharomyces Cerevisae. [PDF]
ChembiochemThis review highlights advances in engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the sustainable biocatalytic production of pharmaceutically relevant amines, amino alcohols, amino acids, and complex alkaloids. It focuses on strategies to increase productivity, including enhanced enzyme expression, cofactor regeneration, precursor channeling, pathway ...
Kwiatos N, Ossel S, Mutti FG.
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Unsilencing a cryptic xylose metabolic pathway in Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 for efficient lipid production from lignocellulosic biomass [PDF]
Journal of Biological EngineeringRhodococcus jostii RHA1 is an oleaginous bacterium that has attracted considerable attention due to its capacity to use different carbon sources to accumulate significant levels of triacylglycerols that might be converted into biofuels.
Miguel G. Acedos +3 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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PRODUCTION OF XYLOSE REDUCTASE AND XYLITOL BY Candida guilliermondii USING WHEAT STRAW HYDROLYSATES
The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural science, 2020 The objective of this study is to evaluate the production of Xylose reductase (XR) and Xylitol by Candida guilliermondii using wheat straw hydrolysates (WSH) supplemented with 2.0 g/l of (NH4)2SO4 and 0.1 g/l of CaCl2.2H2O as fermentation media . Wheat
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