Metabolic engineering of Corynebacteriumglutamicum has been done towards developing strains capable of utilizing pentose (C5) sugars to produce amino acids and xylitol. Lignocellulosicbiorefineries generate C5 sugars as by product and their utilization is critical for the commercial viability of such plants. The R&D here addresses this challenge and is targeting production of high value compounds like specific amino acids and sugar alcohols through fermentative route using the engineered Corynebacteria