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US 8,663,962 B2Granted
Pentose fermentation by a recombinant microorganism
AssigneeCodexis, Inc.
InventorsXiyun Zhang, Ryan C. Fong, Ezhilkani Subbian
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions suitable for use in the conversion of xylose to xylitol and xylulose, including nucleic acid constructs, recombinant fungal host cells, and related materials.
Claims4
An isolated xylose reductase variant, wherein said variant has xylose reductase activity and comprises a substitution at at least two positions selected from 271, 272, 275, 276, and 279, in SEQ ID NO:2.
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