Xylose

• CAT Number: I004203
• CAS Number: 58-86-6
• Molecular Formula: C5H10O5
• Molecular Weight: 150.13
• Purity: ≥95%
• Target: Endogenous Metabolite
• Solubility: 10 mM in DMSO
• Storage: 3 years -20C powder

Xylose, a natural product, can be catalyzed into xylulose by xylose isomerase, and it is the key step for anaerobic ethanolic fermentation of xylose.

Reference

[1]. Wang XX, et al. The implementation of high fermentative 2,3-butanediol production from xylose by simultaneous additions of yeast extract, Na2EDTA, and acetic acid. N Biotechnol. 2015 Aug 3.
[2]. Bingyin Peng, et al. Bacterial xylose isomerases from the mammal gut Bacteroidetes cluster function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for effective xylose fermentation. Microbial Cell Factories May, 2015, 14:70.
[3]. Pengfei Li, et al. Construction of efficient xylose utilizing Pichia pastoris for industrial enzyme production. Microbial Cell Factories February 2015, 14:22.