Xylitol: a review on bioproduction, application, health benefits, and related safety issues

S Ur-Rehman, Z Mushtaq, T Zahoor… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Xylitol is a pentahydroxy sugar-alcohol which exists in a very low quantity in fruits and
vegetables (plums, strawberries, cauliflower, and pumpkin). On commercial scale, xylitol can …

Microbial conversion of D-xylose to xylitol

E Winkelhausen, S Kuzmanova - Journal of fermentation and …, 1998 - Elsevier
Xylitol, a five carbon sugar alcohol, occurs widely in nature but it is also a normal
intermediate in human metabolism. As an alternative sweetener, it is recommended for …

Biotechnological production of xylitol. Part 1: Interest of xylitol and fundamentals of its biosynthesis

JC Parajó, H Domínguez, JM Domínguez - Bioresource technology, 1998 - Elsevier
Xylitol, a polyol with growing market as a sweetener, can be produced by either chemical or
biotechnological methods. The chemical properties of xylitol relevant to its food applications …

Processes for the production of xylitol—a review

ISM Rafiqul, AMM Sakinah - Food Reviews International, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Xylitol is a sugar alcohol that is used as a sweetener for diabetics and also for other
purposes (eg, in chewing gum). Industrially, xylitol is manufactured through a chemical …

Lignocellulose biodegradation and applications in biotechnology

BC Saha - 2004 - ACS Publications
Lignocellulosic biomass such as agricultural and forestry residues and herbaceous energy
crops can serve as low cost feedstocks for production of fuel ethanol and other value-added …

Xylitol biological production: a review of recent studies

NL Mohamad, SM Mustapa Kamal… - Food reviews …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Xylitol is an alternative sweetener that is recommended for use in food and pharmaceutical
products, as it has some health benefits. It is currently produced on a large scale using a …

Efficient regeneration of NADPH using an engineered phosphite dehydrogenase

TW Johannes, RD Woodyer… - Biotechnology and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The in situ regeneration of reduced nicotinamide cofactors (NAD (P) H) is necessary for
practical synthesis of many important chemicals. Here, we report the engineering of a highly …

Microbial and bioconversion production of D-xylitol and its detection and application

X Chen, ZH Jiang, S Chen… - International Journal of …, 2010 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
D-Xylitol is found in low content as a natural constituent of many fruits and vegetables. It is a
five-carbon sugar polyol and has been used as a food additive and sweetening agent to …

Improved xylitol production with Debaryomyces hansenii Y-7426 from raw or detoxified wood hydrolysates

JC Parajó, H Dominguez, JM Domínguez - Enzyme and Microbial …, 1997 - Elsevier
Xylose solutions obtained by acid prehydrolysis of raw or NaOH-treated Eucalyptus globulus
wood samples were used for making fermentation media useful for xylitol production with …

Xylitol production by Pseudomonas gessardii VXlt-16 from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate and cost analysis

V Ahuja, AK Bhatt, S Mehta, V Sharma… - Bioprocess and …, 2022 - Springer
Xylitol is a well-known sugar alcohol with exponentially rising market demand due to its
diverse industrial applications. Organic agro-industrial residues (OAIR) are economic …