Xylitol production from colombian native yeast strains Producción de xilitol a partir de levaduras nativas colombianas*

Xylitol is an alternative sweetener with similar characteristics to sucrose that has become of great interest, due mainly to its safe use in diabetic patients and those deficient in glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase. Its chemical production is expensive and generates undesirable by-products, whereas...

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Main Authors: Vanegas Córdoba Isleny Andrea, Yepes Pérez María del Socorro, Ruiz Villadiego Orlando Simón
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2004-12-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/biotecnologia/article/view/523