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HRID 1783281Generated: October 31, 2026

Lyxose → D-Arabitol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantLyxoseHCID 65550—
Reactant(2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanalHCID 107526—
ProductD-ArabitolHCID 94154—
Product(2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanalHCID 107526—

Reaction Steps

Production of D-lyxose, which is a rare sugar, from D-glucose was carried out. By using yeast Candida famata R28, D-arabitol was produced from D-glucose with a yield of 50%. This reaction was carried out by a fermentation method. The produced D-arabitol was converted into D-xylulose by an acetic acid bacterium Acetobacter aceti IFO 3281 with a yield of almost 100%. This could be isomerized to D-lyxose by using L-ribose isomerase. The product was purified and crystallized by ion exchange chromatography and the like, and it was confirmed to be D-lyxose by an instrumental analysis.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07501267B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_03
ORD IDord-0c0dd087e7d649ed800a35b09df06bfc
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_03