Isolation of xylose isomerases by sequence- and function-based screening from a soil metagenomic library

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Xylose isomerase (XI) catalyses the isomerisation of xylose to xylulose in bacteria and some fungi. Currently, only a limited number of XI genes have been functionally expressed in <it>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</it>, the m...

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Main Authors: Parachin Nádia, Gorwa-Grauslund Marie F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Online Access:http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/4/1/9