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Table 1 Metabolism of xylose in different recombinant microorganisms for high-value chemicals and biofuels production

From: Biochemical routes for uptake and conversion of xylose by microorganisms

Strain

Substrate

Chemicals

Titer (g/L)

Yield (g/g)-xylose

Productivity (g/L/h)

References

Z. mobilis

Xylose

Ethanol

43.1

0.45

0.94

[77]

S. cerevisiae

Xylose

Ethanol

16.4

0.41

0.77

[89]

S. cerevisiae

Xylose

Ethanol

10.8

0.25

0.39

[90]

S. cerevisiae

Xylose

Ethanol

10.4

0.26

0.24

[70]

E. coli

Xylose

BT

5.1

0.255

0.106

[81]

E. coli

Xylose

BT

3.92

0.20

0.05

[78]

E. coli

Xylonate

BT

1.6

0.25

 

[80]

E. coli

Xylose

BT

0.88

0.13

0.012

[91]

E. coli

Xylose

BDO

0.209

0.01

0.004

[82]

E. coli

Xylose

EG

108.2

0.36

2.25

[88]

E. coli

Xylose

EG

72

0.40

1.38

[87]

E. coli

Xylose

EG

40

0.35

0.56

[83]

E. coli

xylose

EG

20

0.38

0.37

[86]

E. coli

Xylose

Glycolate

44

0.44

0.92

[83]

E. coli

Xylose

Glycolate

43.6

0.46

0.91

[84]

K. lactis

Xylose

Ethanol

Glycolate

14.8

0.28

0.09

[92]

E. coli

Xylose

Glycolate

4.57

0.46

–

[93]

E. coli

Xylose

Glycolate

4.3

0.46

0.089

[94]