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Xylitol production by genetically engineered Trichoderma reesei strains using barley straw as feedstock.
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology - 1 Jan 2013
Dashtban Mehdi, Kepka Greg, Seiboth Bernhard, Qin Wensheng
Abstract excerpt
Xylitol, a naturally occurring five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from D-xylose, is currently in high demand by industries. Trichoderma reesei, a prolific industrial cellulase and hemicellulase producing fungus, is able to selectively use D-xylose from hemicelluloses for xylitol production. The xylitol production by T. reesei can be enhanced by genetic engineering of blocking further xylitol metabolism in the...
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