Advances in the biological production of sugar alcohols from biomass-derived xylose.

IF 4 3区生物学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

World journal of microbiology & biotechnology Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI:10.1007/s11274-025-04316-8

Yue Tang, Xin Ju, Xiaobao Chen, Liangzhi Li

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Abstract

Sugar alcohols are a common class of low-calorie sweeteners. The advancement of technologies utilizing renewable resources has heightened interest in synthesizing sugar alcohols from biomass-derived xylose for cost down of process and sustainability. This review focuses on the potential of biomass-derived xylose and its effective conversion into sugar alcohols, underscoring the significance of this process in sustainable industrial applications. The two main approaches for producing sugar alcohols which include enzyme catalysis and microbial fermentation are thoroughly discussed. The microbial fermentation pathway relies on genetically engineered strains, which are modified to efficiently convert xylose into target sugar alcohols. Enzyme catalysis, on the other hand, directly converts xylose to sugar alcohols through specific reactions. In addition, strategies to improve product selectivity and reduce by-products are discussed in the paper, which are crucial for improving the economic viability and environmental sustainability of sugar alcohol production. Overall, utilizing xylose from biomass to produce sugar alcohols manifests environmental and economic benefits, indicating its substantial potential in the shift towards a low-carbon economy. Future studies may further explore cutting edge technologies to maximize the utilization of biomass-derived xylose and the sustainable production of sugar alcohols.

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生物质木糖生物生产糖醇的进展。

糖醇是一类常见的低热量甜味剂。利用可再生资源的技术的进步，提高了人们对生物质木糖合成糖醇的兴趣，以降低工艺成本和可持续性。本文综述了生物质木糖及其有效转化为糖醇的潜力，强调了该过程在可持续工业应用中的意义。对酶催化和微生物发酵两种主要的糖醇生产方法进行了深入的讨论。微生物发酵途径依赖于基因工程菌株，这些菌株被修饰以有效地将木糖转化为目标糖醇。另一方面，酶催化通过特定反应直接将木糖转化为糖醇。此外，本文还讨论了提高产品选择性和减少副产物的策略，这对提高糖醇生产的经济可行性和环境可持续性至关重要。总体而言，利用生物质中的木糖生产糖醇具有环境和经济效益，表明其在向低碳经济转变方面具有巨大潜力。未来的研究可以进一步探索生物木糖利用的前沿技术，实现糖醇的可持续生产。

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World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 工程技术-生物工程与应用微生物

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

2.40%

发文量

257

审稿时长

2.5 months

期刊介绍： World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology publishes research papers and review articles on all aspects of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology. Since its foundation, the Journal has provided a forum for research work directed toward finding microbiological and biotechnological solutions to global problems. As many of these problems, including crop productivity, public health and waste management, have major impacts in the developing world, the Journal especially reports on advances for and from developing regions. Some topics are not within the scope of the Journal. Please do not submit your manuscript if it falls into one of the following categories: · Virology · Simple isolation of microbes from local sources · Simple descriptions of an environment or reports on a procedure · Veterinary, agricultural and clinical topics in which the main focus is not on a microorganism · Data reporting on host response to microbes · Optimization of a procedure · Description of the biological effects of not fully identified compounds or undefined extracts of natural origin · Data on not fully purified enzymes or procedures in which they are applied All articles published in the Journal are independently refereed.