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Batch production of xylitol from the hydrolysate of wheat straw hemicellulose using Candida guilliermondii was carried out in a stirred tank reactor (agitation speed of 300 rpm, aeration rate of 0.6 vvm and initial cell concentration of 0.5 g l−1). After 54 h, xylitol production from 30.5 g xylose l−1 reached 27.5 g l−1, resulting in a xylose-to-xylitol bioconversion yield of 0.9 g g−1 and a productivity of 0.5 g l−1 h−1.
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Canilha, L., Almeida e Silva, J.B., Felipe, M.G. et al. Batch xylitol production from wheat straw hemicellulosic hydrolysate using Candida guilliermondii in a stirred tank reactor. Biotechnology Letters 25, 1811–1814 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026288705215
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