Cloning and screening of the putative hexokinase genes from Rhizopus oryzae and their heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

2022-06-01
Alagoz, Eda
Acar, Seyda
Yucel, Meral
Hamamcı, Haluk
Background A filamentous fungus, Rhizopus oryzae (R. oryzae) is one of the ideal candidates for ethanol and lactic acid production due to its ability to grow on renewable carbon sources.
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Citation Formats
E. Alagoz, S. Acar, M. Yucel, and H. Hamamcı, “Cloning and screening of the putative hexokinase genes from Rhizopus oryzae and their heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae,” MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS, pp. 0–0, 2022, Accessed: 00, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/99197.