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Production ofd-mannitol fromd-aldopentoses by the yeastRhodotorula minuta

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Rhodotorula minuta produced 16% ofd-mannitol and 3% ofd-arabinitol when cultivated ond-ribose, 4% of mannitol and 11% of arabinitol when grown ond-xylose, 5% ofd-mannitol and 5% ofd-arabinitol when grown ond-arabinose, and 5% ofd-mannitol and 6% ofd-arabinitol when cultivated ond-lyxose.

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  1. Institute of Chemistry, Center of Chemical Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 842 38, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

    L’. Stankovič, V. Bílik & M. Matulová

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Stankovič, L., Bílik, V. & Matulová, M. Production ofd-mannitol fromd-aldopentoses by the yeastRhodotorula minuta . Folia Microbiol 34, 511–514 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02814462

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