The Differential Growth Inhibition of Phytophthora spp. Caused by the Rare Sugar Tagatose Is Associated With Species-Specific Metabolic and Transcriptional Changes [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Tagatose is a rare sugar with no negative impacts on human health and selective inhibitory effects on plant-associated microorganisms. Tagatose inhibited mycelial growth and negatively affected mitochondrial processes in Phytophthora infestans, but not ...
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A novel rare sugar inhibitor of murine herpes simplex keratitis [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2016 Purpose: To determine the therapeutic efficacy of a novel rare sugar, l-psicose, for the treatment of HSV-1 induced herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) in a mouse eye model.
Syed Muniruzzaman +4 more
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The Amount of the Rare Sugar Tagatose on Tomato Leaves Decreases after Spray Application under Greenhouse Conditions [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Tagatose is a rare sugar that suppresses plant diseases, such as late blight of tomato, caused by Phytophthora infestans. Tagatose can be metabolized by some microorganisms and no information is available on its persistence on tomato leaves.
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Consumers Respond Positively to the Sensory, Health, and Sustainability Benefits of the Rare Sugar Allulose in Yogurt Formulations [PDF]
Foods, 2022 Increased added sugar consumption is associated with type II diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease. Low and no-calorie alternative sweeteners have long been used as an aid in the reduction of added sugar.
Margaux R. Mora +3 more
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The Rare Sugar Tagatose Differentially Inhibits the Growth of Phytophthora infestans and Phytophthora cinnamomi by Interfering With Mitochondrial Processes [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Rare sugars are monosaccharides with limited availability in nature and their biological functions are largely unknown. Among them, tagatose was developed as a low-calorie sweetener and showed beneficial effects on human health.
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Rare sugar l-sorbose exerts antitumor activity by impairing glucose metabolism [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2023 The rare sugar L-sorbose is shown to decrease cell viability and increase apoptotic cells in culture and to enhance the effect of tumor chemotherapy in combination with sorafenib in mouse xenograft models.
Hui-Lin Xu +6 more
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Transforming monosaccharides: Recent advances in rare sugar production and future exploration [PDF]
BBA AdvancesRare sugars are defined as monosaccharides and their derivatives that do not exist in nature at all or that exist in extremely limited amounts despite being theoretically possible.
Shin-ichi Nakakita, Jun Hirabayashi
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Fibroblast growth factor 21-inducing rare sugars prevent diet-induced obesity in male BL/6 mice [PDF]
Endocrine JournalThe consumption of a high-fat, high-sucrose diet (HFHSD) promotes obesity. Although dietary sugars are obesogenic, they activates a negative feedback mechanism between hepatic fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) and oxytocin neurons in the ...
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A Pilot Study on the Efficacy of a Diabetic Diet Containing the Rare Sugar D-Allulose in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blind, Crossover Study [PDF]
Nutrients, 2023 Kensaku Fukunaga +2 more
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Antitumor Effects of Orally Administered Rare Sugar D-Allose in Bladder Cancer [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 Yoichirô Tohi +2 more
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