Biochemical characterization of an L-Xylulose reductase from Neurospora crassa.

ABSTRACT: An l-xylulose reductase identified from the genome sequence of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa was heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli as a His(6) 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.

SUBMITTER: Nair N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1828828 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature