Polysaccharides enriched in rare sugars: bacterial sources, production and applications [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 Microbial extracellular polysaccharides (EPS), produced by a wide range of bacteria, are high molecular weight biopolymers, presenting an extreme diversity in terms of chemical structure and composition.
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Highly Efficient Synthesis of Rare Sugars from Glycerol in Endotoxin-Free ClearColi by Fermentation [PDF]
Foods, 2023 Rare sugars possess potential applications as low-calorie sweeteners, especially for anti-obesity and anti-diabetes. In this study, a fermentation biosystem based on the “DHAP-dependent aldolases strategy” was established for D-allulose and D-sorbose ...
Yahui Gao +3 more
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Rare Sugars: Recent Advances and Their Potential Role in Sustainable Crop Protection [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 Rare sugars are monosaccharides with a limited availability in the nature and almost unknown biological functions. The use of industrial enzymatic and microbial processes greatly reduced their production costs, making research on these molecules more ...
Nikola Mijailovic +4 more
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Effects of monosaccharides including rare sugars on proliferation of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites in vitro [PDF]
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2023 Entamoeba histolytica is a parasitic protozoan with roles in pathogenicity of intestinal amoebiasis. E. histolytica trophozoites lack functional mitochondria and their energy production depends mostly on glycolysis.
Kentaro Kato +4 more
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Identification of FGF21‐inducing rare sugars that reduces sugar appetite in male BL/6 mice [PDF]
Physiological ReportsDietary sugars induce the secretion of hepatic fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) and subsequently activate FGF21‐sensing oxytocin neurons to suppress sugar intake.
Oulan G. H. N. B. Efendi +3 more
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Systematic synthesis of rare sugars and stereospecific conversion via photocatalysis [PDF]
Scientific ReportsRare sugars have gained attention as potential raw materials for pharmaceuticals and functional foods. Photocatalysis presents a promising approach for rare sugar synthesis due to its mild reaction conditions and environmental compatibility.
Pratiksha Babgonda Patil +7 more
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Effect of Monosaccharides Including Rare Sugars on the Bilayer Phase Behavior of Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine [PDF]
MembranesWe observed bilayer phase transitions of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) in aqueous solutions of four kinds of monosaccharides, namely, D-glucose, D-fructose, D-allose and D-psicose, using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
Nobutake Tamai +5 more
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Tailoring the natural rare sugars D-tagatose and L-sorbose to produce novel functional carbohydrates [PDF]
npj Science of FoodThis multidisciplinary study details the biosynthesis of novel non-digestible oligosaccharides derived from rare sugars, achieved through transfructosylation of D-tagatose and L-sorbose by levansucrase from Bacillus subtilis CECT 39 (SacB).
Oswaldo Hernandez-Hernandez +11 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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Photocatalytic syntheses and evaluation of biological activities of rare disaccharides, 3-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl-d-arabinose [PDF]
Scientific ReportsRecently, there has been a growing interest in rare sugars due to their potential applications in functional foods and pharmaceuticals. However, sustainable production methods for these compounds remain challenging due to their high cost, lengthy ...
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