Exploring d-xylose oxidation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae through the Weimberg pathway

Abstract Engineering of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae towards efficient d-xylose assimilation has been a major focus over the last decades since d-xylose is the second most abundant sugar in nature, and its conversion into products could significantly improve process economy in biomass-based pr...

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Main Authors: Lisa Wasserstrom, Diogo Portugal-Nunes, Henrik Almqvist, Anders G. Sandström, Gunnar Lidén, Marie F. Gorwa-Grauslund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:AMB Express
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-018-0564-9