| Bioactivity | Ribitol is a crystalline pentose alcohol formed by the reduction of ribose. Enhancing the flux of D-glucose to the pentose phosphate pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of D-ribose and ribitol. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Ribitol is a reduced sugar[1]. Phosphoglucose isomerase-deficient (pgi1) strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are studied for the production of D-ribose and Ribitol from D-glucose via the intermediates of the pentose phosphate pathway. Overexpression of the gene encoding sugar phosphate phosphatase (DOG1) of S. cerevisiae is needed for the production of D-ribose and Ribitol. The engineered strains are compared for their ability to produce the PPP-derived 5-carbon compounds Ribitol and D-ribose from D-glucose[2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Ribitol | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 488-81-3 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C5H12O5 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 152.15 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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