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

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-...

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Main Authors: Rao, D, Yoshihara, A, Gullapalli, P, Morinioto, K, Takata, G, da Cruz, F, Jenkinson, S, Wormald, M, Dwek, R, Fleet, G, Izumori, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008