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Xylitol

Known as: Xylitol [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from XYLOSE by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose and used as a noncariogenic sweetener.
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Comparison of the xylose reductase-xylitol dehydrogenase and the xylose isomerase pathways for xylose fermentation by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae
BackgroundTwo heterologous pathways have been used to construct recombinant xylose-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains: i… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Effect of chewing gums containing xylitol or probiotic bacteria on salivary mutans streptococci and lactobacilli
The aim was to evaluate the effect of xylitol and probiotic chewing gums on salivary mutans streptococci (MS) and lactobacilli… Expand
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Review
2007
Review
2007
A rare sugar xylitol. Part II: biotechnological production and future applications of xylitol
Xylitol is the first rare sugar that has global markets. It has beneficial health properties and represents an alternative to… Expand
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Review
2006
Review
2006
The use of sorbitol- and xylitol-sweetened chewing gum in caries control.
  • B. Burt
  • Journal of the American Dental Association
  • 2006
    • Corpus ID: 23419763
BACKGROUND The author compared the caries-inhibitory action of sorbitol- and xylitol-sweetened chewing gum and assessed the role… Expand
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Xylitol production from corn fiber and sugarcane bagasse hydrolysates by Candida tropicalis.
A natural isolate, Candida tropicalis was tested for xylitol production from corn fiber and sugarcane bagasse hydrolysates… Expand
Review
2005
Review
2005
Xylanases from fungi: properties and industrial applications
Xylan is the principal type of hemicellulose. It is a linear polymer of β-D-xylopyranosyl units linked by (1–4) glycosidic bonds… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Screening of yeasts for production of xylitol fromd-xylose and some factors which affect xylitol yield inCandida guilliermondii
SummaryThe ability to convertd-xylose to xylitol was screened in 44 yeasts from five genera. All but two of the strains produced… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Lignocellulose biotechnology: issues of bioconversion and enzyme production
This review is written from the perspective of scientists working in lignocellulose bioconversion in a developing country and the… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Hemicellulose bioconversion
  • B. Saha
  • Journal of Industrial Microbiology and…
  • 2003
    • Corpus ID: 12483081
Various agricultural residues, such as corn fiber, corn stover, wheat straw, rice straw, and sugarcane bagasse, contain about 20… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Xylitol Chewing Gums and Caries Rates: A 40-month Cohort Study
Dental caries is a pandemic infectious disease which can affect the quality of life and consumes considerable health care… Expand
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