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Recently there have been several reports that xylitol stimulates steroid synthesis (in vitro [1]) as well as reduction of methemoglobin in erythrocytes [2]. It has been assumed that these stimulations might be induced, at least in part, by altered pyridine nucleotide levels in each of the organ tissues. Actually, the conversion of xylitol to L- or D-xylulose within the cell is accompanied by the reduction of pyridine nucleotides. Therefore the effects of xylitol and other related compounds on the pyridine nucleotide levels have been studied in rat liver slices, and the results are presented in this paper.
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Kaneko, T., Oka, H., Oda, T., Yoshitoshi, Y. (1969). Effect of Xylitol on Pyridine Nucleotide Levels in the Liver of Rats. In: Horecker, B.L., Lang, K., Takagi, Y. (eds) International Symposium on Metabolism, Physiology, and Clinical Use of Pentoses and Pentitols. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46191-0_17
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