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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Forum => Topic started by: AhmedEzatAlzawalaty on December 23, 2007, 03:04:10 AM

Title: pentoses
Post by: AhmedEzatAlzawalaty on December 23, 2007, 03:04:10 AM

why pentoses can not be fermented by bacteria?

Title: Re: pentoses
Post by: Mitch on December 23, 2007, 03:24:21 AM

There will always be a bacteria that can eat a carbon source, aside from perhaps diamond.

Title: Re: pentoses
Post by: AhmedEzatAlzawalaty on December 23, 2007, 01:49:14 PM

i read in my text book that they are not fermnented and metabolized only in stomach is this idea right?
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