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
BACKGROUND Two heterologous pathways have been used to construct recombinant xylose-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Mutans streptococci dose response to xylitol chewing gum.
Xylitol is promoted in caries-preventive strategies, yet its effective dose range is unclear. This study determined the dose… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Engineering Escherichia coli for xylitol production from glucose-xylose mixtures.
The range of value-added chemicals produced by Escherichia coli from simple sugars has been expanded to include xylitol. This was… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Complete reversal of coenzyme specificity of xylitol dehydrogenase and increase of thermostability by the introduction of structural zinc.
Pichia stipitis NAD(+)-dependent xylitol dehydrogenase (XDH), a medium-chain dehydrogenase/reductase, is one of the key enzymes… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Xylose fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
We have performed a comparative study of xylose utilization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae transformants expressing two key enzymes… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Screening of Yeasts for Production of Xylitol from D-Xylose
Candida mogii ATCC 18364 was selected for a xylitol producer ( Y P/s = 0.62 g/g) from 11 strains of o-xylose utilizing yeasts… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Influence of maternal xylitol consumption on acquisition of mutans streptococci by infants.
Xylitol is effective as a non-cariogenic sugar substitute. Habitual xylitol consumption appears to select for mutans streptococci… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Occurrence of dental decay in children after maternal consumption of xylitol chewing gum, a follow-up from 0 to 5 years of age.
Studies have shown that prevention of mutans streptococci (MS) colonization in early childhood can lead to prevention of dental… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Xylitol chewing gum in prevention of acute otitis media: double blind randomised trial.
OBJECTIVE To examine whether xylitol, which reduces the growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae, might have clinical importance in the… (More)
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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… (More)
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