(1) United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, 501-11 Gifu, Japan;(2) Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, 501-11 Gifu, Japan
Abstract:
Summary A non-woven fabric was successfully applied for immobilization of Candida tropicalis to produce xylitol from d-xylose. Xylitol productivity was enhanced by feeding of d-glucose (50 g/l·d); 87 g xylitol/L was produced after 64 h cultivation. Non-woven fabric could be used five times for fed-batch cultivation.