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Xylitol production from aspenwood hemicellulose hydrolysate by Candida guilliermondii

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The production of xylitol by the yeast Candida guilliermondii was investigated in batch fermentations with aspenwood hemicellulose hydrolysate and compared with results obtained in semi-defined media with a mixture of glucose and xylose. The hemicellulose hydrolysate had to be supplemented by yeast extract and the maximum xylitol yield (0.8 g g−1) and productivity (0.6 g l−1 h−1) were reached by controlling oxygen input.

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  1. GBSA – Unité de Microbiologie et Biochimie Industrielles, Université de Montpellier II, ISIM, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 34095, Montpellier, Cedex 5, France

    L. Preziosi-Belloy, L. Preziosi-Belloy, L. Preziosi-Belloy, V. Nolleau, V. Nolleau, V. Nolleau, J.M. Navarro, J.M. Navarro & J.M. Navarro

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Preziosi-Belloy, L., Nolleau, V. & Navarro, J. Xylitol production from aspenwood hemicellulose hydrolysate by Candida guilliermondii. Biotechnology Letters 22, 239–243 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005688919428

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