Development of cell disruption strategy for enhanced release of intracellular Xylose reductase from Pseudomonas putida BSX-46

Xylose reductase (XR) is responsible for biotransformation of xylose to xylitol and it has gained significant position amongst industrial enzymes due to its role in meeting the demand of xylitol by utilizing agriculture waste. Xylitol is a rare pentose sugar alcohol having a number of therapeutic and pharmaceutical applications. There is a paradigm shift for biotechnological production of xylitol over conventional chemical method.