Table 3 Comparison of xylitol production in different media. Fermentation was performed in 1-L working volume bioreactor with an initial xylose concentration of 30 g/L for 96 hours.

From: Preparation of kenaf stem hemicellulosic hydrolysate and its fermentability in microbial production of xylitol by Escherichia coli BL21

Medium

Fermentation duration (h)a

OD600

Dry cell weight (g/L)

Xylose consumption (%)

Xylitol Concentration (g/L)

Yield (g/g)

Productivity (g/L.h)

BSM

38

19.8

6.7

92.8

9.6

0.35

0.25

TB

24

16.2

5.5

94.4

3.5

0.12

0.15

SOB

47

10.7

3.6

42.6

1.0

0.08

0.02

M9, glu

52

2.9

1.0

16.7

0.2

0.06

0.01

M9, gly

64

1.0

0.3

34.7

0.3

0.03

0.01

  1. aTime after induction with IPTG.