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Literature summary for 5.3.1.5 extracted from

  • Karhumaa, K.; Sanchez, R.G.; Hahn-Hagerdal, B.; Gorwa-Grauslund, M.
    Comparison of the xylose reductase-xylitol dehydrogenase and the xylose isomerase pathways for xylose fermentation by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2007), Microb. Cell Fact., 6, 5-15.
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Application

Application Comment Organism
energy production genetic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in order to increase ethanol production by fermentation of D-xylose Piromyces sp.

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
xylose isomerase gene (Piromyces sp.) is overexpressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain TMB3044 resulting in strain TMB 3066 Piromyces sp.

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Piromyces sp.
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Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
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measurement of the consumption of xylose, mannose and glucose Piromyces sp.
additional information
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measurement of the production of ethanol, glycerol and xylitol Piromyces sp.
0.82
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+/-0.01, recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain TMB 3066 Piromyces sp.

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
xylose isomerase
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Piromyces sp.