xylose
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The swashing effect begins when bacteria consume fermentable sugars such as glucose, maltose, or xylose.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
Glucose and xylose are the two most abundant sugars obtained from the breakdown of plant biomass such as agricultural wastes.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024
After 300 days and hundreds of generations of mutating E. coli, the xylose was gone.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2019
Schretter et al. found that the walking activity of flies that lacked gut bacteria but had been given xylose isomerase was increased by activation of the genes encoding enzymes needed for the synthesis of octopamine.
From Nature • Oct. 23, 2018
By relying only on the production of the purple colour, however, a mistake might possibly arise, owing to the fact that xylose gives a somewhat similar colour after standing for a few hours.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.
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