A review of polyols–biotechnological production, food applications, regulation, labeling and health effects

T Rice, E Zannini, E K. Arendt… - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Food research is constantly searching for new ways to replace sugar. This is due to the
negative connotations of sugar consumption on health which has driven consumer demand …

Recent advances in biological production of erythritol

DA Rzechonek, A Dobrowolski… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Erythritol is a natural sweetener commonly used in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Produced by microorganisms as an osmoprotectant, it is an ideal sucrose substitute for …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing yeasts for the conversion of renewable feedstocks to sugar alcohols-a review

AM Erian, M Sauer - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Sugar alcohols are widely marketed compounds. They are useful building block chemicals
and of particular value as low-or non-calorigenic sweeteners, serving as sugar substitutes in …

Recent advances in the biotechnological production of erythritol and mannitol

GA Martău, V Coman, DC Vodnar - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Dietary habits that include an excess of added sugars have been strongly associated with
an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and tooth decay. With this association …

Enhancing erythritol productivity in Yarrowia lipolytica using metabolic engineering

F Carly, M Vandermies, S Telek, S Steels… - Metabolic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Erythritol (1, 2, 3, 4-butanetetrol) is a four-carbon sugar alcohol with sweetening
properties that is used by the agrofood industry as a food additive. In this study, we …

Systematic metabolic engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for the enhanced production of erythritol

S Yang, X Pan, J You, B Guo, Z Liu, Y Cao, G Li… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent times, there has been a growing interest in exploring microbial strains that exhibit
enhanced erythritol productivity. Nonetheless, the lack of advanced synthetic biology tools …

Low-calorie bulk sweeteners: Recent advances in physical benefits, applications, and bioproduction

J Li, Q Dai, Y Zhu, W Xu, W Zhang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
At present, with the continuous improvement of living standards, people are paying
increasing attention to dietary nutrition and health. Low sugar and low energy consumption …

Enhancing erythritol production from crude glycerol in a wild-type Yarrowia lipolytica by metabolic engineering

S Yang, X Pan, Q Wang, Q Lv, X Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Erythritol is a zero-calorie sweetener that is widely used in the food,
pharmaceutical, and medical industries. Crude glycerol is the main by-product of biodiesel …

Characterization of erythrose reductase from Yarrowia lipolytica and its influence on erythritol synthesis

T Janek, A Dobrowolski, A Biegalska… - Microbial Cell …, 2017 - Springer
Background Erythritol is a natural sweetener that is used in the food industry. It is produced
as an osmoprotectant by bacteria and yeast. Due to its chemical properties, it does not …

Functional overexpression of genes involved in erythritol synthesis in the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica

AM Mirończuk, A Biegalska, A Dobrowolski - Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2017 - Springer
Background Erythritol, a four-carbon polyol synthesized by microorganisms as an
osmoprotectant, is a natural sweetener produced on an industrial scale for decades. Despite …