The biotransformation of d-arabitol into xylitol was investigated with focus on the conversion
of d-xylulose into xylitol. This critical conversion was accomplished using Escherichia coli to …

Industrial biotechnology aims to develop robust microbial cell factories, such as
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, to produce an array of added value chemicals presently …

Highlights•The properties and kinetic parameter of xylitol dehydrogenase were
determined.•Xylitol dehydrogenase has a NAD (H)-binding motif and a YXXXK active site …

Conversion of the abundant lignocellulosic biomass into ethanol is an environmentally
sustainable solution to the energy crisis. Fermentation of lignocellulosic hydrolysates by …

Xylitol is industrially synthesized by chemical reduction of d-xylose, which is more expensive
than glucose. Thus, there is a growing interest in the production of xylitol from a readily …

A metabolically engineered Escherichia coli has been constructed for the production of
xylitol, one of the top 12 platform chemicals from agricultural sources identified by the US …

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 …

Xylitol, a value-added polyol deriving from d-xylose, is widely used in both the food and
pharmaceutical industries. Despite extensive studies aiming to streamline the production of …

The production of xylitol from D-glucose occurs through a three-step process in which D-
arabitol and D-xylulose are formed as the first and second intermediate product …

Xylose is the second most abundant sugar in lignocellulose, but it cannot be used as carbon
source by budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Rational promoter elements …