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Microbial transformation of fructose to mannitol by Lactobacillus sp. KY-107

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The production of extracellular mannitol from fructose and by an efficient mannitol-producing bacteria, Lactobacillus sp. KY-107, was studied in shake flask cultures. A final concentration of 70 g mannitol/l from 100 g D-fructose/l was obtained without any by-product within 80 h at 28°C.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, Taegu University, 713-714, Kyungbuk, Korea

    Jong Won Yun & Sun Chul Kang

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, 609-735, Pusan, Korea

    Seung Koo Song

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Yun, J.W., Kang, S.C. & Song, S.K. Microbial transformation of fructose to mannitol by Lactobacillus sp. KY-107. Biotechnol Lett 18, 35–40 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00137807

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