Abstract
The kinetics and regulation of D-xylose uptake were investigated in the efficient pentose fermentor Candida succiphiIa, and in Kluyveromyces marxianus, which assimilate but do not ferment pentose sugars. Active high-affinity (Km ∼ 3.8 mM; Vmax ∼ 15 nmol/[mg·min]) and putative facilitated diffusion low-affinity (Km ∼ 140 mM; Vmax ∼ 130 nmol/[mg·min]) transport activities were found in C. succiphila grown, respectively, on xylose or glucose. K. marxianus showed facilitated diffusion low-affinity (Km ∼ 103 mM; Vmax ∼ 190 nmol/[mg·min]) transport activity when grown on xylose under microaerobic conditions, and both a low-affinity and an active high-affinity (Km ∼ 0.2 mM; Vmax ∼ 10 nmol/[mg·min]) transport activity when grown on xylose under fully aerobic conditions.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 255-263 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part A Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology |
Volume | 106 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Posted with PermissionNREL Publication Number
- NREL/JA-510-32364
Keywords
- Candida succiphila
- D-Xylose
- Fermentation
- Kluyveromyces marxianus
- Transport kinetics