title: Generation of some new mutant xylitol producing yeast strains.
abstract: Xylitol, a sugar alcohol with various utilisations in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry can be produced by yeasts via biotechnologies far more economically efficient and environmentally friendly than chemical separation from natural sources. The present paper reports on a successful attempt to identify high performance xylitol producers among the representatives of the Candida and Rhodotorula genera, followed by the enhancement of their capacities by mutagenesis. The strain designated as C. boidinii ICCF-UV10 was finally selected as the best xylitol producer from the parental and mutant strains.
authors: Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Romania. ralucaghindea@yahoo.com
authors: Raluca
authors: R
authors: Ghindea
authors: Andreea
authors: A
authors: Paic
authors: Tatiana
authors: T
authors: Vassu
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009154:Mutation; D012248:Rhodotorula / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014993:Xylitol / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D014993:Xylitol