Low-Calorie Sugars Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria

Biotechnology of Lactic Acid Bacteria: Novel Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 193-209

  Vrancken, Gino ^a   Rimaux, Tom ^a   De Vuyst, Luc ^a   Mozzi, Fernanda ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b CENTRO DE REFERENCIA PARA LACTOBACILOS CERELA CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Classification and Natural Occurrence; Fermentation Processes to Improve Mannitol Yields; Food grade Microorganisms in the Production of Mannitol, Sorbitol, and Erythritol; Low Calorie Sugars Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria; Metabolic Engineering for Mannitol, Sorbitol, and Erythritol Production; Physicochemical Properties and Applications of Mannitol, Sorbitol, and Erythritol; Production of Mannitol, Sorbitol, and Erythritol: Chemical, Enzymatic, and Microbial Processes; Scaling Up for Mannitol Production by LAB

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864618971     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780813820866.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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