An engineered carbohydrate oxidase with enhanced activity facilitates efficient chemo-enzymatic D-allose synthesis, advancing methods for rare sugar production.
Although D-allose (D-All) is a sugar with low natural abundance, it has great pharmacological and alimentary potential due to its biological properties.
Gynura segetum (Lour.) Merr. (GS), has been widely used in Chinese folk medicine and can promote circulation, relieve pain and remove stasis.
Camel milk exosomes reduce blood glucose levels in diabetic mice by regulating hepatic mitochondrial complex I activity, liver metabolites, and the composition of the gut microbiota.
A concise synthesis of the pyran core of portentol was established in nine steps, involving an asymmetric lactate-anti-aldol reaction, selective lactol formation and a Corey–Winter elimination that proceeds with excellent diastereoselectivity.