Identification of lysine-78 as an essential residue in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae xylose reductase
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Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) has been genetically engineered to ferment the pentose sugar xylose present in lignocellulose biomass. One of the reactions controlling the rate of xylose utilization is catalyzed by xylose reductase (XR). In particular, the cofactor specificity of XR is not optimized with respect to the downstream pathway, and the reaction rate is insufficient for high ...
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عنوان ژورنال: FEMS Microbiology Letters
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0378-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1097(02)00519-0