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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masakazu Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Shunichi Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuhiro Mihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenichi Hashiguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenzo Yokozeki, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/18 ;
Abstract
Xylitol is produced by contacting D-arabitol with a microorganism that belongs to the genus Gluconobacter, Acetobacter, Achromobacter, Agrobacterium, Arthrobacter, Azotobacter, Brevibacterium, Corynebacterium, Erwinia, Flavobacterium, Micrococcus, Nocardia, Planococcus, Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, Morganella, Actinomadura, Actinomyces, or Streptomyces and is capable of converting D-arabitol to xylitol, and recovering xylitol thus produced.