title: Production of xylitol by metabolically engineered strains of Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: Xylitol-phosphate dehydrogenase (XPDH) genes from several Gram-positive bacteria were isolated and expressed in Bacillus subtilis. The substrate specificities of the recombinant XPDH enzymes were compared and it was found that the XPDH enzymes of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Clostridium difficile had the highest selectivity towards D-xylulose 5-phosphate. Expression of these two XPDH enzymes in D-ribulose and D-xylulose producing B. subtilis strain resulted in strains of B. subtilis capable of converting D-glucose into xylitol at around 23% yield.
authors.affiliation: Danisco Innovation, Sokeritehtaantie 20, 02460 Kantvik, Finland. mira.povelainen@danisco.com
authors.forename: Mira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Povelainen
authors.forename: Andrei N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Miasnikov
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D005285:Fermentation; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D052201:Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012274:Ribulosephosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D013401:Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases / Q000235:genetics*; D014993:Xylitol / Q000378:metabolism*; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012274:Ribulosephosphates; C031524:ribulose 5-phosphate; D014994:Xylose; D013401:Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases; D005947:Glucose; D014993:Xylitol