A method or producing amino sugar (containing) products using metabolically engineered microorganisms is disclosed, wherein the conversion of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine to cell envelope precursors and molecules is reduced by altering the activity of enzymes involved in the synthesis of cell envelope precursors and molecules.

Disclosed herein is a pulverulent ceramide producing method that enables easily and efficiently extracting and separating ceramide from sugar beet pulp, and efficiently pulverizing the ceramide by spray drying. The pulverulent ceramide can be efficiently obtained by a process that includes concentrating, with and/or without adding water, a sugar beet pulp ethanol extract obtained by extraction of a sugar beet pulp (for example, such as a beet fiber) with ethanol, adding pectinase to the resulting concentrate and performing an enzymatic reaction, performing emulsification after inactivating the enzyme, and pulverizing the resulting emulsion using spray drying.

Disclosed herein is a pulverulent ceramide producing method that enables easily and efficiently extracting and separating ceramide from sugar beet pulp, and efficiently pulverizing the ceramide by spray drying. The pulverulent ceramide can be efficiently obtained by a process that includes concentrating, with and/or without adding water, a sugar beet pulp ethanol extract obtained by extraction of a sugar beet pulp (for example, such as a beet fiber) with ethanol, adding pectinase to the resulting concentrate and performing an enzymatic reaction, performing emulsification after inactivating the enzyme, and pulverizing the resulting emulsion using spray drying.

The present invention provides genetically engineered host organisms capable of producing terpenoids. The present invention also relates terpenoids obtained from such genetically engineered organisms. Examples of the produced terpenoids include carotenoids, ionones, abienol, and other isoprenoid derived compounds. In addition, the invention relates to a methods of for the preparation of terpenoids using such a genetically engineered organism.

The present invention provides genetically engineered host organisms capable of producing terpenoids. The present invention also relates terpenoids obtained from such genetically engineered organisms. Examples of the produced terpenoids include carotenoids, ionones, abienol, and other isoprenoid derived compounds. In addition, the invention relates to a methods of for the preparation of terpenoids using such a genetically engineered organism.

The present invention relates to glycosylating polyphenols via biocatalysis. More specifically the present invention discloses particular mutants of the thermostable sucrose phosphorylase derived from the microorganism Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum which efficiently glycosylate polyphenols such as resveratrol.

The present invention relates to glycosylating polyphenols via biocatalysis. More specifically the present invention discloses particular mutants of the thermostable sucrose phosphorylase derived from the microorganism Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum which efficiently glycosylate polyphenols such as resveratrol.

Provided herein are methods and compositions for producing phenylpropanoid derivatives, such as chalcones and stilbenes, and dihydrophenylpropanoid derivatives, such as dihydrochalcones and dihydrostilbenes, in microorganisms. In particular, the disclosure provides recombinant microorganisms and methods of use thereof for producing phenylpropanoid derivative compounds and dihydrophenylpropanoid derivative compounds.

Provided herein are methods and compositions for producing phenylpropanoid derivatives, such as chalcones and stilbenes, and dihydrophenylpropanoid derivatives, such as dihydrochalcones and dihydrostilbenes, in microorganisms. In particular, the disclosure provides recombinant microorganisms and methods of use thereof for producing phenylpropanoid derivative compounds and dihydrophenylpropanoid derivative compounds.

The present invention relates to a recombinant host capable of producing a steviol glycoside comprising a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GGPP) synthase activity which comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or an amino acid sequence having at least about 45% sequence identity thereto.