title: Polyol production by culture of methanol-utilizing yeast.
abstract: Four methanol-utilizing yeasts, Candida boidinii, Hansenula polymorpha, Hansenula ofunaensis, and Pichia pinus, produced polyols from corresponding sugars in a methanol medium. H. polymorpha produced larger amounts of xylitol than the other yeasts. Productivity was the highest at pH 8 when 5 g (dry)/l cultured cells were incubated with 2.5 g/l urea as the nitrogen source in a medium containing 1% (v/v) methanol and 1 g/l MgSO4.7H2O. Under these conditions, 57 g/l xylitol was obtained from 110 g/l D-xylose after 3 d of cultivation. The largest amount of xylitol (58 g/l; yield, 0.62 g/g) was produced from 125 g/l, D-xylose and 5% (w/v) glycerol instead of methanol after 4 d of cultivation.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma City, Nara 630-0101, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suryadi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsuragi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tani