Biotechnological production of xylitol from lignocellulosic wastes: a review

TL de Albuquerque, IJ da Silva Jr, GR de Macedo… - Process …, 2014 - Elsevier
Several studies have sought to evaluate alternative routes for the production of xylitol, a
polyol with high employability in both the food and pharmaceutical industries. Large-scale …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling up xylitol bioproduction: Challenges to achieve a profitable bioprocess

SS Queiroz, FM Jofre, SI Mussatto… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Xylitol is a GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) polyol commonly used in the food industry
and able to promote several benefits to the health. In addition, it can also be used as a …

Biosynthetic strategies to produce xylitol: an economical venture

Y Xu, P Chi, M Bilal, H Cheng - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
Xylitol is a natural five-carbon sugar alcohol with potential for use in food and
pharmaceutical industries owing to its insulin-independent metabolic regulation, tooth …

Processes of fermentative production of xylitol—a sugar substitute

P Nigam, D Singh - Process Biochemistry, 1995 - Elsevier
Agricultural residues rich in carbohydrate content, such as hemicellulose, are produced in
large amounts annually world-wide. These biological byproducts, which are wastes, can be …

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 …

Bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass to xylitol: an overview

LV Rao, JK Goli, J Gentela, S Koti - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic wastes include agricultural and forest residues which are most promising
alternative energy sources and serve as potential low cost raw materials that can be …

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 …

Xylitol production in immobilized cultures: a recent review

B Pérez-Bibbins, A Torrado-Agrasar… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Xylitol is a pentahydroxy sugar alcohol coming from xylose with many applications in the
food and pharmaceutical industries as a low caloric sweetener suitable for diabetics and as …

Downstream process for xylitol produced from fermented hydrolysate

EA Martínez, JBA e Silva, M Giulietti… - Enzyme and Microbial …, 2007 - Elsevier
This work deals with the development of a technology for xylitol production from sugarcane
hemicellulosic hydrolysate by biotechnological routes emphasizing the purification process …

Factors that affect the biosynthesis of xylitol by xylose-fermenting yeasts a review

SS Silva, MGA Felipe, IM Mancilha - … for Fuels and Chemicals Held May 4 …, 1998 - Springer
Xylitol is a sweetener with important technological properties like an-ticariogenicity, low
caloric value, and negative dissolution heat. Because it can be used successfully in food …