Generation of some new mutant xylitol producing yeast strains.

Generation of some new mutant xylitol producing yeast strains. Roum Arch Microbiol Immunol. 2012 Jan-Mar;71(1):11-6 Authors: Ghindea R, Paic A, Vassu T 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. PMID: 22838214 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Roumanian Archives of Microbiology and Immunology - Category: Microbiology Tags: Roum Arch Microbiol Immunol Source Type: research