Xylose-fermenting recombinant yeast strains

Details Xylose-fermenting recombinant yeast strains Xylose-fermenting recombinant yeast strains

2007-10-23

2007-10-23

Achutamurthy, Ponnathapu (Department: 1652)

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Micro-organism, tissue cell culture or enzyme using process...

Preparing oxygen-containing organic compound

C435S014000, C435S041000, C435S254100, C435S255100, C435S007310, C435S006120, C435S254210

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11398807

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are xylose-fermenting recombinant yeast strains expressing xylose reductase, xylitol dehydrogenase, and xylulokinase and having reduced expression of PHO13 or a PHO13 ortholog, as well as methods of fermenting xylose to obtain ethanol using the recombinant yeast strains.

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