Rare sugar D-allulose: Potential role and therapeutic monitoring in maintaining obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus

A Hossain, F Yamaguchi, T Matsuo, I Tsukamoto… - Pharmacology & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are the leading worldwide risk factors for
mortality. The inextricably interlinked pathological progression from excessive weight gain …

Bioproduction of D‐allulose: Properties, applications, purification, and future perspectives

M Hu, M Li, B Jiang, T Zhang - … in Food Science and Food Safety, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
D‐allulose is the C‐3 epimer of D‐fructose, which rarely exists in nature, and can be
biosynthesized from D‐fructose by the catalysis of D‐psicose 3‐epimerase. D‐allulose is …

Recent advances in D-allulose: physiological functionalities, applications, and biological production

W Zhang, S Yu, T Zhang, B Jiang, W Mu - Trends in food science & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background d-Allulose, an epimer of d-fructose, is a rare monosaccharide that exists in
extremely small quantities in nature. It is an ideal substitute for sucrose, because it has 70 …

Rare sugars: recent advances and their potential role in sustainable crop protection

N Mijailovic, A Nesler, M Perazzolli, E Aït Barka, A Aziz - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rare sugars are monosaccharides with a limited availability in the nature and almost
unknown biological functions. The use of industrial enzymatic and microbial processes …

Review on D-Allulose: In vivo Metabolism, Catalytic Mechanism, Engineering Strain Construction, Bio-Production Technology

S Jiang, W Xiao, X Zhu, P Yang, Z Zheng… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Rare sugar d-allulose as a substitute sweetener is produced through the isomerization of d-
fructose by d-tagatose 3-epimerases (DTEases) or d-allulose 3-epimerases (DAEases). d …

d-Psicose, an Epimer of d-Fructose, Favorably Alters Lipid Metabolism in Sprague–Dawley Rats

Y Nagata, A Kanasaki, S Tamaru… - Journal of agricultural …, 2015 - ACS Publications
d-Psicose, a C3 epimer of d-fructose, is known to lower body weight and adipose tissue
weight and affect lipid metabolism. The precise mechanism remains unknown. It has been …

Low-calorie bulk sweeteners: Recent advances in physical benefits, applications, and bioproduction

J Li, Q Dai, Y Zhu, W Xu, W Zhang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
At present, with the continuous improvement of living standards, people are paying
increasing attention to dietary nutrition and health. Low sugar and low energy consumption …

Recent advances regarding the physiological functions and biosynthesis of D-allulose

Z Chen, XD Gao, Z Li - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
D-Allulose, a generally regarded as safe (GRAS) sugar, is rare in nature. It is among the
most promising sweeteners for future use due to its low caloric content, sucrose-like taste …

Research Advances of d-allulose: An Overview of Physiological Functions, Enzymatic Biotransformation Technologies, and Production Processes

Y Xia, Q Cheng, W Mu, X Hu, Z Sun, Y Qiu, X Liu… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
d-allulose has a significant application value as a sugar substitute, not only as a food
ingredient and dietary supplement, but also with various physiological functions, such as …

Purification and characterization of D-allulose 3-epimerase derived from Arthrobacter globiformis M30, a GRAS microorganism

A Yoshihara, T Kozakai, T Shintani, R Matsutani… - Journal of bioscience …, 2017 - Elsevier
An enzyme that catalyzes C-3 epimerization between d-fructose and d-allulose was found in
Arthrobacter globiformis strain M30. Arthrobacter species have long been used in the food …