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Table 1 Specific XR, FDH, and GDH activities in cell extracts of selected single recombinant and double recombinant clones (n = 3, avg ± SD)

From: Production of bio-xylitol from d-xylose by an engineered Pichia pastoris expressing a recombinant xylose reductase did not require any auxiliary substrate as electron donor

Clone

Specific activity (U/mg protein)

XRa

GDHb

FDHb

NcXR 1000–1

62.1 ± 7.1

0.0

0.21 ± 0.03

NcXR 4000–2

35.7 ± 4.0

0.0

0.29 ± 0.03

PsXYL1 1000–1

10.1 ± 0.7

0.0

0.34 ± 0.02

PsXYL14000-3

9.7 ± 1.0

0.0

0.31 ± 0.02

CpXR 1000–6

1.3 ± 0.02

0.0

Not tested

CpXR 4000–8

3.3 ± 0.4

0.0

Not tested

NcXR + GDH 1000–2

22.4 ± 0.8

6.7 ± 0.5

Not tested

NcXR + GDH 4000–1

38.6 ± 1.9

9.2 ± 0.3

Not tested

PsXYL1 + GDH 1000–8

1.7 ± 0. 2

4.4 ± 0.6

Not tested

PsXYL1 + GDH 4000–4

10.2 ± 2.1

17.4 ± 1.0

Not tested

CpXR + GDH 1000–5

0.0

4.6 ± 0.3

Not tested

CpXR + GDH 4000–6

0.0

9.4 ± 0.8

Not tested

pPIC4Kx empty vector control

0.2 ± 0.1

0.02 ± 0.01

Not tested

  1. aXR activities were determined with NADPH as electron donor
  2. bFDH and GDH activities were determined with NAD+ as electron acceptor