D-xylose,the main building block of plant biomass,is a pentose sugar that can be used by bacteria as a carbon source for bio-based fuel and chemical production through fermentation.In bacteria,the first step for D-xyl...D-xylose,the main building block of plant biomass,is a pentose sugar that can be used by bacteria as a carbon source for bio-based fuel and chemical production through fermentation.In bacteria,the first step for D-xylose metabolism is signal perception at the membrane.Scientists previously identified a threecomponent system in Firmicutes bacteria comprising a membrane-associated sensor protein(XylFII)。展开更多
文摘D-xylose,the main building block of plant biomass,is a pentose sugar that can be used by bacteria as a carbon source for bio-based fuel and chemical production through fermentation.In bacteria,the first step for D-xylose metabolism is signal perception at the membrane.Scientists previously identified a threecomponent system in Firmicutes bacteria comprising a membrane-associated sensor protein(XylFII)。
