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adonitol

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adonitol [ə′dän·ə‚tōl]
(biochemistry)
C5H12O5A pentitol from the dicotyledenous plantAdonis vernalis;large crystals that are optically inactive and melt at 102°C; it does not reduce Fehling's solution, and is freely soluble in water and hot alcohol. Also known as adonite; ribitol.


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albicans Substrate SL407 (ATCC90028) Pentoses L-arabinose - - D-xylose - + Hexoses D-glucose + + D-galactose + + [alpha]-methyl-D-glucoside - + Disaccharides D-cellobiose - - D-lactose - - D-maltose + + D-saccharose + + D-trehalose ([dagger]) - + Trisaccharides D-melezitose - - D-raffinose - - Alcohols Glycerol + - Adonitol + + Xylitol + + Inositol - - D-sorbitol + + Organic acids 2-keto-gluconate + + Amino acids N-acetylglucosamine + + Identification C.
For example, the lyophilization and rehydration of Lactobacillus plantarum and Pediococcus pentosaceus cells immobilized within calcium alginate beads resulted in higher survival rates when researchers incorporated glycerol or adonitol with skim milk as a cryoprotectant.
Bacteria were incubated for up to 7 days at 35 [degrees] C in the following sugars: glucose, maltose, lactose, xylose, sucrose, and adonitol.
 
 
 
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