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Biochemistry and Applications of Alcohol Oxidase from Methylotrophic Yeasts

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Autotrophic Microbiology and One-Carbon Metabolism

Part of the book series: Advances in Autotrophic Microbiology and One-Carbon Metabolism ((AMOC,volume 1))

Abstract

The oxidation of methanol by yeasts has been reported by numerous authors and excellent reviews of the biochemistry of methanol assimilation have been written (Veenhuis et al. 1983; Large & Bamforth 1988). The first step in assimilation of methanol by methylotrophic yeasts is its oxidation to formaldehyde with concomitant production of hydrogen peroxide.

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    John R. Woodward

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  2. University of Groningen, The Netherlands

    Lubbert Dijkhuizen

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Woodward, J.R. (1990). Biochemistry and Applications of Alcohol Oxidase from Methylotrophic Yeasts. In: Codd, G.A., Dijkhuizen, L., Tabita, F.R. (eds) Autotrophic Microbiology and One-Carbon Metabolism. Advances in Autotrophic Microbiology and One-Carbon Metabolism, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1978-5_8

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