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Characterization of an Aspergillus nidulans L-arabitol dehydrogenase mutant.
FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Oct 1994
de Vries R P, Flipphi M J, Witteveen C F, Visser J
Abstract excerpt
The degradation pathway for L-arabinose, which consists of a sequence of alternating reduction and oxidation reactions prior to ultimate phosphorylation, was studied in Aspergillus nidulans wild-type as well as in an L-arabinose non-utilizing mutant. The inability of the mutant to use L-arabinose was caused by the absence of L-arabitol dehydrogenase activity. The effect of the mutation on polyol accumulation...
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