Production of alditols from D-xylose by yeasts.
Production of glycerol, tetritols, pentitols, hexitols and heptitols was tested with 193 strains of yeasts and yeast-like microorganisms belonging to 13 genera. According to the production of alditols, the yeast species were divided into four groups. The largest group consisted of pentitol-producing yeasts. Only few species produced glycerol, tetritol and hexitol. Production of heptitols was found mainly in sporulating yeasts.
Stankovic
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Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava.
Kovacovská
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D013045:Species Specificity; D013402:Sugar Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism*; D015003:Yeasts / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*
D013402:Sugar Alcohols; D014994:Xylose