Towards the biotechnological isomerization of branched sugars: D-tagatose-3-epimerase equilibrates both enantiomers of 4-C-methyl-ribulose with both enantiomers of 4-C-methyl-xylulose

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Microbial oxidation of 2-C-methyl-d-ribitol and 2-C-methyl-d-arabinitol by Gluconobacter thailandicus NBRC 3254 produces 4-C-methyl-l-ribulose and 4-C-methyl-d-ribulose, respectively. Further, 4-C-methyl-l-ribulose and 4-C-methyl-d-ribulose were equilibrated by d-tagatose-3-epimerase (DTE) with 4-C-methyl-l-xylulose and 4-C-methyl-d-xylulose, respectively. These transformations demonstrate that polyol dehydrogenase and DTE act on branched synthetic sugars. The green preparation of all of the ...

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Authors: Rao, D; Yoshihara, A; Gullapalli, P; Morinioto, K; Takata, G

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 20
• Pages: 3316-3321
• Publication date: 2008-05-12
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.03.047
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• Language: English