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Microbial transformation of sucrose and glucose to erythritol

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Two strains of osmophilic yeast which were isolated from honey-comb, produced good yields of erythritol as a main product. These strains were identified as Trichosporonoides sp., 150-5 and 331-1.From the fermentation studies with these strains using glucose and sucrose as substrate, strain 331-1 produced more erythritol as the sole polyhydric product,with trace quantities of glycerol, than strain 150-5.

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  1. State University of Campinas, College of Food Engineering, Caixa postal 6121, Campinas, SP., Brasil

    Marina A. Y. Aoki, Glaucia M. Pastore & Yong K. Park

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Aoki, M.A.Y., Pastore, G.M. & Park, Y.K. Microbial transformation of sucrose and glucose to erythritol. Biotechnol Lett 15, 383–388 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00128281

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