Production of Xylitol from o-Xylose by Candida tropicalis: The Effect of D-Glucose Feeding

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 148-152

  Yahashi, Yuuichi ^a   Horitsu, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Kawai, Keiichi ^a   Suzuki, Tohru ^a   Takamizawa, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Chukyo Women's University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida tropicalis; Glucose; Xylitol production; Xylose

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

GLUCOSE; XYLITOL; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL GROWTH; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0029670196     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0922-338X(96)87593-3     Document Type: Article

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