Erythritol

Known as: 1,2,3,4-Butanetetrol, (R*,S*)-, Erythritol [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A four-carbon sugar that is found in algae, fungi, and lichens. It is twice as sweet as sucrose and can be used as a coronary vasodilator.
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
High-yield production of erythritol from raw glycerol in fed-batch cultures of Yarrowia lipolytica
An acetate-negative mutant of Yarrowia lipolytica Wratislavia K1 was selected that, when grown with 300 g raw glycerol l−1 at pH… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Metagenomic analysis of the human distal gut microbiome.
The human intestinal microbiota is composed of 10(13) to 10(14) microorganisms whose collective genome ("microbiome") contains at… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Expression and molecular analysis of the Arabidopsis DXR gene encoding 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase, the first committed enzyme of the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate pathway.
1-Deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) catalyzes the first committed step of the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
1-Deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase, a limiting enzyme for plastidic isoprenoid biosynthesis in plants.
The initial step of the plastidic 2C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway that produces isopentenyl diphosphate is… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Biosynthesis of terpenoids: YgbB protein converts 4-diphosphocytidyl-2C-methyl-D-erythritol 2-phosphate to 2C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate.
In many microorganisms, the putative orthologs of the Escherichia coli ygbB gene are tightly linked or fused to putative… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Biosynthesis of terpenoids: YchB protein of Escherichia coli phosphorylates the 2-hydroxy group of 4-diphosphocytidyl-2C-methyl-D-erythritol.
A comparative analysis of all published complete genomes indicated that the putative orthologs of the unannotated ychB gene of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants.
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This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food… (More)
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Review
1999
Review
1999
The discovery of a mevalonate-independent pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis in bacteria, algae and higher plants.
1 Isoprenoid biosynthesis 1.1 The mevalonate route to isopentenyl diphosphate 1.2 Isoprenoid biosynthesis in higher plants: some… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase catalyzing the formation of 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate in an alternative nonmevalonate pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis.
Several eubacteria including Esherichia coli use an alternative nonmevalonate pathway for the biosynthesis of isopentenyl… (More)
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1993
1993
Pathway and regulation of erythritol formation in Leuconostoc oenos.
It was recently observed that Leuconostoc oenos GM, a wine lactic acid bacterium, produced erythritol anaerobically from glucose… (More)
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