What Is Xylose?

d-Xylose is a five carbon sugar extracted from natural sources, such as wood, and corn cubs or peanuts shells

Structures of Xylose

 

Key Technical Papers on Xylose

1) THE PREPARATION OF XYLOSE FROM CORN COBS.
K. P. Monroe; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1919; 41(6); 1002-1003.

2) Pecan Shells as a Source of d-Xylose, Clifford J. B. Thor, C. L. Smith;
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1934; 56(7); 1640-1640.

3) Two Novel -Carboline Compounds from the Maillard Reaction between Xylose and Tryptophan
Wang, M.; Jin, Y.; Li, J.; Ho, C.-T.; J. Agric. Food Chem.; (Article); 1999; 47(1); 48-50. 

4) Nonenzymatic Browning in Food Models in the Vicinity of the Glass Transition: Effects of Fructose, Glucose, and Xylose as Reducing Sugar, Lievonen, S. M.; Laaksonen, T. J.; Roos, Y. H.;
J. Agric. Food Chem.; (Article); 2002; 50(24); 7034-7041. 

5)  PENTOSE REACTIONS. II. DERIVATIVES OF XYLOSE
Charles D. Hurd, Lloyd L. Isenhour; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1932; 54(2); 693-698.

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

7) Derivatives of L-Xylose, Robert K. Ness, Hewitt G. Fletcher, , Jr.;
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1952; 74(21); 5341-5343.

8) Integrated process for production of xylose, furfural, and glucose from bagasse by two-step acid hydrolysis
Amar Singh, Kumudeswar Das, Durlubh K. Sharma; Ind. Eng. Chem. Prod. Res. Dev. ; 1984; 23(2); 257-262.

9) Isolation and characterization of the most antimutagenic Maillard reaction products derived from xylose and lysine, Gow Chin Yen, Chi Fai Chau, Jen Dan Lii; J. Agric. Food Chem.; 1993; 41(5); 771-776.

9) Production of Kojic Acid From Xylose by Aspergillus Flavus
H. N. Barham, B. L. Smits; Ind. Eng. Chem.; 1936; 28(5); 567-570.