title: Evolution in reverse: engineering a D-xylose-specific xylose reductase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Nikhil U
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000449:Aldehyde Reductase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D007700:Kinetics; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009492:Neurospora crassa / Q000201:enzymology; D015202:Protein Engineering; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014994:Xylose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014994:Xylose; D000449:Aldehyde Reductase