Someone told me that their xylitol solution grew black mould in it. When I researched it, I found that some xylitol is made using aspergillus species, and some species contain xylitol dehydrogenase, so they could be metabolizing it. That was enough for me to stop using it as a sinus rinse, as I know I have aspergillus in my sinuses. If you don't have any fungus problems, xylitol is great. It might be wise to make up fresh solution regularly, just in case.
Witteveen, C.F.B., Weber, F., Busink, R. & Visser, J. 1994 Purification and characterization of two xylitol dehydrogenases from Aspergillus niger. Microbiology 140: 1679-1685. Paul H ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 9:53 PM Subject: Re: CS>xylitol and CS In a message dated 1/19/2005 7:11:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Brickley, Where did you get the info that Xylitol feed Aspergillus? Paul Holloway (silver-List) saw Aspergillus growing inside of a Xylitol bottle. Brickey
