New perspectives into Gluconobacter-catalysed biotransformations

M Ripoll, JA Lerma-Escalera… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Different from other aerobic microorganisms that oxidise carbon sources to water and
carbon dioxide, Gluconobacter catalyses the incomplete oxidation of various substrates with …

Recent Advances in 2-Keto-l-gulonic Acid Production Using Mixed-Culture Fermentation and Future Prospects

Q Liu, M Liu, W Chen, H Yuan, Y Jiang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is an essential vitamin that cannot be synthesized
by the human body and must be acquired through our diet. At present, the precursor of …

Efficient 1,3-dihydroxyacetone biosynthesis in Gluconobacter oxydans using metabolic engineering and a fed-batch strategy

W Zeng, X Shan, L Liu, J Zhou - Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2022 - Springer
Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a commercially important chemical and widely used in
cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food industries as it prevents excessive water evaporation …

Rare sugar l-sorbose exerts antitumor activity by impairing glucose metabolism

HL Xu, X Zhou, S Chen, S Xu, Z Li, H Nakanishi… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Rare sugars are monosaccharides with low natural abundance. They are structural isomers
of dietary sugars, but hardly be metabolized. Here, we report that rare sugar l-sorbose …

Molybdenum sulfide-2D nanosheets offering multiple metallic sites enable different sugar epimerization reactions to rare sugars in water

SM Arumugam, S Mahala, B Devi, S Kumar… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, significant efforts have been made to formulate health-beneficial low-calorie
sugars that can regulate the rising problems of lifestyle disorders, such as obesity and …

Fructose Epimerization to l-Sorbose in Water over Molybdenum Oxide: Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism Insights

B Devi, SM Arumugam, S Mahala… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report the significant production of l-sorbose via a chemical catalysis method
over molybdenum oxide (MoO3) using fructose in a water medium. The heterogeneous …

Rare sugar bioproduction: advantages as sweeteners, enzymatic innovation, and fermentative frontiers

D Dai, YS Jin - Current Opinion in Food Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The demand for alternative sweeteners remains high in an increasingly health-conscious
society. Of the various sugar substitutes that have emerged, rare sugars may represent a …

Determining the functional role of the Gluconobacter oxydans GOX1969 protein as a BamB homolog

K Ariano, P Schweiger - Microbiology Spectrum, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Acetic acid bacteria are used in many industrial processes such as the production of
vinegar, vitamin C, the antidiabetic drug miglitol, and various artificial flavorings. These …

An efficient 2-keto-L-gulonic acid whole-cell biotransformation system built on the characterization of L-sorbose dehydrogenase

F Li, CY Wang, MY Zhang, YX Zhang - Molecular Catalysis, 2022 - Elsevier
There are five L-sorbose dehydrogenases (SDH_2764, SDH_2744, SDH_0718, SDH_1927,
SDH_0337) in Ketogulonicigenium vulgare SPU B805 and three L-sorbose …

Rare sugar L-sorbose exerts antitumor activity by impairing glucose metabolism

XD Gao, HL Xu, X Zhou, S Chen, S Xu, Z Li… - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Rare sugars are monosaccharides with low natural abundance. They are structural isomers
of dietary sugars, but hardly be metabolized. Here, we report that rare sugar l-sorbose …