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. 2008 Feb 1;74(6):1845–1855. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02453-07

TABLE 2.

Time courses for l- and d-arabitol concentrationsa

Strain Sampling time (min) Concn (%) of metabolite ± SD
l-Arabitol d-Arabitol
C. arabinofermentans 10 84.1 ± 0.9 15.9 ± 0.9
    PYCC 5603T 20 11.3 ± 5.4 88.7 ± 5.4
40 11.5 ± 0.6 88.5 ± 0.6
60 11.6 ± 2.3 88.4 ± 2.3
P. guilliermondii 10 100.0 ± 0.0 ND
    PYCC 3012 20 100.0 ± 0.0 ND
40 51.5 ± 1.7 48.5 ± 1.7
60 51 ± 15 49 ± 15
a

Time courses are shown for l- and d-arabitol concentrations ± standard deviations (SD) as measured by chiral GC-MS during l-arabinose (20 mM) metabolism under aerobic conditions at 30°C. l-Arabinose was added at time zero. ND, not detected.