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APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 84, Issue 1, Pages 55-62Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2086-5
Keywords
Mannitol; Fructose; Lactic acid bacteria; Mannitol biological production; Cofactor regeneration; Glucose
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- United States Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service [2008-35504-04611]
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Mannitol is a fructose-derived, 6-carbon sugar alcohol that is widely found in bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and plants. Because of its desirable properties, mannitol has many applications in pharmaceutical products, in the food industry, and in medicine. The current mannitol chemical manufacturing process yields crystalline mannitol in yields below 20 mol% from 50% glucose/50% fructose syrups. Thus, microbial and enzymatic mannitol manufacturing methods have been actively investigated, in particular in the last 10 years. This review summarizes the most recent advances in biological mannitol production, including the development of bacterial-, yeast-, and enzyme-based transformations.
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