Xylitol is a sugar alcohol with five carbons that can be used in the pharmaceutical and food
industries. It is industrially produced by chemical route; however, a more economical and …

Hemicellulose, the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature, is well suited for the
production of value-added products like xylitol, ethanol, protein rich food and fodder due to …

Biotechnological process using xylose reductase (XR) is an ecofriendly method for
production of xylitol in contrast to energy intensive chemical processes. XR is an industrially …

Xylose is the main pentose and second most abundant sugar in lignocellulosic feedstocks.
To improve xylose utilization, necessary for the cost-effective bioconversion of …

The rapid co-fermentation of both glucose and xylose is important for the efficient conversion
of lignocellulose biomass into fuels and chemicals. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is considered …

After an extensive selection procedure, Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains that express the
xylose isomerase gene from the fungus Piromyces sp. E2 can grow anaerobically on xylose …

Interest in the production of renewable chemicals from biomass has increased in the past
years. Among these chemicals, carboxylic acids represent a significant part of the most …

Background An advantageous but challenging approach to overcome the limited supply of
petroleum and relieve the greenhouse effect is to produce bulk chemicals from renewable …

Microbial conversion of plant biomass into fuels and chemicals offers a practical solution to
global concerns over limited natural resources, environmental pollution, and climate …

High costs and low production efficiency are a serious constraint to bio-based xylitol
production. For industrial-scale production of xylitol, a plasmid-free Escherichia coli for …