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Cloning of the Xylitol Dehydrogenase Gene from Gluconobacter oxydans and Improved Production of Xylitol from D-Arabitol

Masakazu SUGIYAMAAminoScience Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi 210-8681, Japan
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Shun-ichi SUZUKIAminoScience Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi 210-8681, Japan
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Naoto TONOUCHIAminoScience Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi 210-8681, Japan
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Kenzo YOKOZEKIAminoScience Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi 210-8681, Japan
Pages 584-591 | Received 20 Sep 2002, Accepted 11 Nov 2002, Published online: 22 May 2014

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