Editorial, J Biocatal Biotransformation Vol: 1 Issue: 2
Rare Sugars: Applications and Enzymatic Production
| Shuang-Yan Tang* | |
| Department of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China | |
| Corresponding author : Shuang-Yan Tang Department of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China Tel: (+) 86-10-6480-7437 E-mail: tangsy@im.ac.cn |
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| Received: July 17, 2012 Accepted: July 19, 2012 Published: July 23, 2012 | |
| Citation: Tang SY, (2012) Rare Sugars: Applications and Enzymatic Production. J Biocatal Biotransformation 1:2. doi:10.4172/2324-9099.1000e105 |
Abstract
Rare Sugars: Applications and Enzymatic Production
Rare sugars are monosaccharides and their derivatives rarely existing in nature. Of all hexoses and pentoses, only seven (D-glucose, D-galactose, D-mannose, D-fructose, D-xylose, D-ribose and L-arabinose) are present in significant amounts in nature. Despite their low natural abundance, rare sugars have various known biological functions and enormous potential for applications in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food and flavour industries.