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Comparative effects of xylitol and erythritol on modulating blood glucose; inducing insulin secretion; reducing dyslipidemia and redox imbalance in a type 2 diabetes rat model

Food Science and Human Wellness, 2023
Xylitol and erythritol have been reported in numerous previous and recent studies as potential antidiabetic sweeteners, however, it is not certain which one is most effective in this regard.
Nontokozo Z. Msomi, Ochuko L. Erukainure, Veronica F. Salau, Kolawole A. Olofinsan, Md. Shahidul Islam   +4 more
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Effects of Xylitol on Physicochemical Properties of Glutinous Rice Flour and Quality of Glutinous Rice Dumplings

Shipin gongye ke-ji
Xylitol with different content (0%~25%) was added to glutinous rice flour to construct a xylitol-glutinous rice flour blend system to investigate the effects of xylitol on the gelatinization properties, thermodynamic properties, gel texture, rheology ...
Ning ZHANG, Lina XU, Zhan WANG, Wangyang SHEN, Guoyan YANG   +4 more
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Acidic and enzymatic saccharification of waste agricultural biomass for biotechnological production of xylitol

Chemistry Central Journal, 2017
Background The plant biomass and agro-industrial wastes show great potential for their use as attractive low cost substrates in biotechnological processes.
Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Yameen, Nosheen Aslam, Fatima Jalal, Razia Noreen, Bushra Munir, Zahed Mahmood, Sadaf Saleem, Naila Rafiq, Sadia Falak, Imtiaz Mahmood Tahir, Muhammad Noman, Muhammad Umar Farooq, Samina Qasim, Farooq Latif   +14 more
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Symptom assessment after nasal irrigation with xylitol in the postoperative period of endonasal endoscopic surgery

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Introduction: Chronic rhinosinusitis is an inflammatory condition of the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinuses that requires multifactorial treatment. Xylitol can be employed with nasal irrigation and can provide better control of the disease. Objective:
Caroline Feliz Fonseca Sepeda da Silva, Flávia Emilly Rodrigues da Silva, Henrique Furlan Pauna, Johann Gustavo Guilhermo Melcherts Hurtado, Marco Cesar Jorge dos Santos   +4 more
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Safety assessment of inhaled xylitol in mice and healthy volunteers

Respiratory Research, 2004
Background Xylitol is a 5-carbon sugar that can lower the airway surface salt concentration, thus enhancing innate immunity. We tested the safety and tolerability of aerosolized iso-osmotic xylitol in mice and human volunteers.
Kline Joel N, Businga Thomas R, Watt Janet L, Launspach Janice, Durairaj Lakshmi, Thorne Peter S, Zabner Joseph   +6 more
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Effect of xylitol varnishes on enamel remineralization of immature teeth: in vitro and in situ studies

Brazilian Oral Research, 2021
We evaluated the efficacy of xylitol varnishes on the remineralization of newly erupted permanent and deciduous teeth in vitro and in situ. Human enamel specimens were randomly allocated to 8 groups (n = 15/group). Artificial caries lesions were produced
Vanessa Lira SIQUEIRA, Gabriela Santos BARRETO, Emilly Bezerra Vieira SILVA, Talita Vieira da SILVA, Denis Gomes do NASCIMENTO, André VERONEZI, Marcela Charantola RODRIGUES, Marília Afonso Rabelo BUZALAF, Cristiane de Almeida Baldini CARDOSO   +8 more
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Biovalorisation of crude glycerol and xylose into xylitol by oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica

Microbial Cell Factories, 2020
Background Xylitol is a commercially important chemical with multiple applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. According to the US Department of Energy, xylitol is one of the top twelve platform chemicals that can be produced from biomass.
Ashish A. Prabhu, Dominic J. Thomas, Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Gary A. Leeke, Angel Medina, Carol Verheecke-Vaessen, Frederic Coulon, Deepti Agrawal, Vinod Kumar   +8 more
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Quantitative Photo‐Reforming of Biomass to CO Spurred by In Situ Protonation of Carbon Dioxide Radical Anions

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.
A “two‐in‐one” photoreduction strategy enabled by electron‐rich yolk Cd species both remote from and adjacent to sulfur vacancies is delivered to be ultraselective for the reduction of O2 and •CO2− in situ formed on the shell Bi2S3 composition (hole) by water oxidation and oxidative C–C cleavage of various biomass organic acids, furnishing CO with > 99%
Tengyu Liu, Jinshu Huang, Qizhi Luo, Song Yang, Anders Riisager, Hu Li   +5 more
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Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli for Xylitol Production

Fermentation
Xylitol is a sugar–alcohol compound with broad applications in fields such as the food, dental, and pharmaceutical sectors. Although xylitol biosynthesis has gained attention, the current strategy for industrial xylitol production majorly relies on the ...
Jiapeng Li, Lei Zhang, Changzheng Li, Zhaoqing He, Xiongying Yan, Shihui Yang   +5 more
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Children's acceptance of milk with xylitol or sorbitol for dental caries prevention

BMC Oral Health, 2005
Background Xylitol, a polyol sugar, has been shown to reduce dental caries when mixed with food or chewing gum. This study examines the taste acceptability of xylitol in milk as a first step toward measuring the effectiveness of xylitol in milk for the ...
Castillo Ramon, Coldwell Susan E, Milgrom Peter, Castillo Jorge L, Lazo Rocio   +4 more
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