Abstract
Xylitol is specifically bound by active, cross-linked glucose isomerase crystals (CLGI). CLGI can be used to purify xylitol or concentrate it from dilute and impure solutions. Bound xylitol can be eluted from CLGI by Ca2 and the material reactivated by Mg2. The binding capacity is 1 mg xylitol per 525 mg CLGI which equals one molecule per active center. CLGI can further be used to purify xylitol and sorbitol from impure mixtures of arabinitol, mannitol, ribitol and monosaccharides. © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998
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Pastinen, O., Visuri, K. & Leisola, M. Xylitol purification by cross-linked glucose isomerase crystals. Biotechnology Techniques 12, 557–560 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008863700518
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