Abstract
An L-xylulose reductase identified from the genome sequence of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli as a His6 tag fusion protein, purified, and characterized. The enzyme may be used in the production of xylitol from the major pentose components of hemicellulosic waste, D-xylose and L-arabinose.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2001-2004 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Applied and environmental microbiology |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Food Science
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Ecology