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The production of xylitol by enzymatic hydrolysis of agricultural wastes

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Agricultural waste products, beech wood and walnut shells, were hydrolyzed at 40°C using mixed crude enzymes produced byPenicillium sp. AHT-1 andRhizomucor pusillus HHT-1.d-xylose, 4.1 g and 15.1 g was produced from the hydrolysis of 100 g of beech wood and walnut shells, respectively. For xylitol production,Candida tropicalis IFO0618 and the waste product hydrolyzed solutions were used. The effects on xylitol production, of adding glucose as a NADPH source,d-xylose and yeast extract, were examined. Finally, a 50% yield of xylitol was obtained by using the beech wood hydrolyzed solution with the addition of 1% yeast extract and 1% glucose at an initial concentration.

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  1. United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, 501-1193, Japan

    Lien Ha Tran, Masanori Yogo, Hiroshi Ojima & Osamu Idota

  2. Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, 501-1193, Japan

    Tohru Suzuki

  3. Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, 501-1193, Japan

    Keiichi Kawai & Kazuhiro Takamizawa

  4. Institute of Biological-Food Technology, Hanoi University of Technology, 1-Dai Co Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Lien Ha Tran

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Tran, L.H., Yogo, M., Ojima, H. et al. The production of xylitol by enzymatic hydrolysis of agricultural wastes. Biotechnol. Bioprocess Eng. 9, 223–228 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942297

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