Objective Polyols are low-calory sugars that could replace sucrose with equivalent taste. The cloning and study of the polyol catabolism operons allow us engineer the L. plantarum metabolism to obtain new products with neutracetical effects thorough optimization of the fermentation conditions. Fields of science engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologymetabolic engineeringengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentation Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-3. - Key action The "Cell factory" Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships) Coordinator UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN Address 5/3,place croix du sud 5/3 1348 Louvain-la-neuve Belgium See on map EU contribution € 0,00