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Xylose Reductase

Known as: Reductase, Xylose 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Exploring xylose metabolism in Spathaspora species: XYL1.2 from Spathaspora passalidarum as the key for efficient anaerobic xylose fermentation in metabolic engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
BackgroundThe production of ethanol and other fuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic materials is dependent of efficient xylose… 
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… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Ethanol production from xylose by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing protein-engineered NADH-preferring xylose reductase from Pichia stipitis.
A recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain transformed with xylose reductase (XR) and xylitol dehydrogenase (XDH) genes from… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
High activity of xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase improves xylose fermentation by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Xylose fermentation performance was studied of a previously developed Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain TMB 3057, carrying high… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Endogenous Xylose Pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
ABSTRACT The baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is generally classified as a non-xylose-utilizing organism. We found that S… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Cloning and Characterization of the xyl1 Gene, Encoding an NADH-Preferring Xylose Reductase from Candida parapsilosis, and Its Functional Expression in Candida tropicalis
ABSTRACT Xylose reductase (XR) is a key enzyme in d-xylose metabolism, catalyzing the reduction of d-xylose to xylitol. An NADH… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Generation of the improved recombinant xylose-utilizing Saccharomyces cerevisiae TMB 3400 by random mutagenesis and physiological comparison with Pichia stipitis CBS 6054.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Conversion of xylose to ethanol by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae: importance of xylulokinase (XKS1) and oxygen availability.
The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae efficiently ferments hexose sugars to ethanol, but it is unable to utilize xylose, a pentose… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Anaerobic Xylose Fermentation by Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Carrying XYL1, XYL2, andXKS1 in Mineral Medium Chemostat Cultures
ABSTRACT For ethanol production from lignocellulose, the fermentation of xylose is an economic necessity. Saccharomyces… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Xylose fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
We have performed a comparative study of xylose utilization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae transformants expressing two key enzymes… 
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