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D-Xylulose reductase

Known as: Xylitol Dehydrogenase, NAD-Dependent Xylitol Dehydrogenase, Xylitol Dehydrogenase, NAD-Dependent 
An enzyme that plays a role in the PENTOSES and GLUCURONATES interconversion pathway by catalyzing the oxidation of XYLITOL to D-xylulose. This… 
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Phenotypic selection of a wild Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation of AFEX™ pretreated corn stover
BackgroundSimultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation (SSCF) process involves enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Engineering industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for xylose fermentation and comparison for switchgrass conversion
Saccharomyces’ physiology and fermentation-related properties vary broadly among industrial strains used to ferment glucose. How… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Limitations in Xylose-Fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Made Evident through Comprehensive Metabolite Profiling and Thermodynamic Analysis
ABSTRACT Little is known about how the general lack of efficiency with which recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains utilize… 
2009
2009
Carbon fluxes of xylose-consuming Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains are affected differently by NADH and NADPH usage in HMF reduction
Industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains able to utilize xylose have been constructed by overexpression of XYL1 and XYL2 genes… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Efficient bioethanol production from xylose by recombinant saccharomyces cerevisiae requires high activity of xylose reductase and moderate xylulokinase activity.
We varied the promoter strength of xylose reductase (XR) gene and the copy number of xylulokinase (XK) gene to determine how XR… 
2007
2007
The Positive Effect of the Decreased NADPH-Preferring Activity of Xylose Reductase from Pichia stipitis on Ethanol Production Using Xylose-Fermenting Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae
We focused on the effects of a mutation of xylose reductase from Pichia stipitis (PsXR) on xylose-to-ethanol fermentation using… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Xylulokinase Overexpression in Two Strains ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae Also Expressing Xylose Reductase and Xylitol Dehydrogenase and Its Effect on Fermentation of Xylose and Lignocellulosic…
ABSTRACT Fermentation of the pentose sugar xylose to ethanol in lignocellulosic biomass would make bioethanol production… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Effects of environmental conditions on production of xylitol byCandida boidinii
Candida boidinii NRRL Y-17213 produced more xylitol thanC. magnolia (NRRL Y-4226 and NRRL Y-7621),Debaryomyces hansenii (C-98 M… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Induction of Xylose Reductase and Xylitol Dehydrogenase Activities in Pachysolen tannophilus and Pichia stipitis on Mixed Sugars
The induction of xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase activities on mixed sugars was investigated in the yeasts Pachysolen… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Induction of NADPH‐linked D‐xylose reductase and NAD‐linked xylitol dehydrogenase activities in Pachysolen tannophilus by D‐xylose, L‐arabinose, or D‐galactose
Considerable interest in the D‐xylose catabolic pathway of Pachysolen tannophilus has arisen from the discovery that this yeast… 
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