A semi-synthetic regulon enables rapid growth of yeast on xylose

Efficient assimilation of nutrients is essential for the production of value-added products in microbial fermentation. Here the authors design a semi-synthetic xylose regulon to improve growth characteristics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on this non-native sugar.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Venkatesh Endalur Gopinarayanan, Nikhil U. Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03645-7