What Is Xylitol?

Xylitol is a polyol made from xylose

 Structures of Xylose

 

A) Selected Books on Xylitol for Your References:

1. Biochemical Principles of the Use of Xylitol in Medicine and Nutrition With Special Consideration of Dental Aspects by K.K. Makinen, 1978
2. The Sweet Miracle of Xylitol by Fran Gare, 2003
3. Sweet Smart Xylitol by John Peldyak, 1996
4. Xylitol and Oxalate: Metabolic Studies in Animals and Man , 1985
5. Xylitol: An International Symposium by Roche Products Limited, J. N. Counsell, Xyrofin Limited, 1978

B) Selected Technical Papers on Xylitol:

1) Water Activity in Sorbitol or Xylitol + Water and Sorbitol or Xylitol + Sodium Chloride + Water Systems at 20 C and 35 C, Comesana, J. F.; Correa, A.; Sereno, A. M.; J. Chem. Eng. Data;

2) Crystalline Xylitol, M. L. Wolfrom, E. J. Kohn; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1942; 64(7); 1739-1739.

3) Evaluation of Ion Exchange Resins for Removal of Inhibitory Compounds from Corn Stover Hydrolyzate for Xylitol Fermentation Maciel de Mancilha, I.; Karim, M. N.;Biotechnol. Prog. ; (Note); 2003; 19(6); 1837-1841.

4) Xylitol Production from Sugarcane Bagasse Hydrolyzate in Fluidized Bed Reactor. Effect of Air Flowrate
Santos, J. C.; Carvalho, W.; Silva, S. S.; Converti, A.;Biotechnol. Prog. ; (Article); 2003; 19(4); 1210-1215. 

5) Hydrogenation of Xylose to Xylitol, J. Wisniak, M. Hershkowitz, R. Leibowitz, S. Stein;
Ind. Eng. Chem. Prod. Res. Dev. ; 1974; 13(1); 75-79.