Patent ID: 6448053
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: C12N,C12P,C12R,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of producing erythritol, the method comprising:growing in a culture an isolated yeast strain capable of converting glucose to erythritol in a medium containing 30% glucose and 1% yeast extract, said strain having the characteristics of: an absence of motile spores; septate mycelia; asexual reproduction; an absence of reniform cells; conidia optionally formed on short denticles but not on elongate stalks; an absence of ballistoconidia; non-monopolar budding on a broad base; acropetal chains of blastoconidia; dark brown, thick-walled chlamydospores; a fermentative ability; an ability to assimilate sucrose; an ability to assimilate glycerol; an ability to assimilate maltose; an inability to assimilate lactose; an inability to ferment galactose; and an ability to grow at 25Â° C.-36Â° C.; and purifying erythritol from the culture.