A method for producing tagatose comprises: a) performing epimerization of fructose using hexuronate C4-epimerase to obtain an epimerized product comprising tagatose; b) purifying the epimerized product; and c) crystallizing the purified epimerized product. The hexuronate C4-epimerase is an enzyme derived from Thermotoga maritima, Thermotoga neapolitana, Thermotoga thermarum or mutants thereof. The hexuronate C4-epimerase is produced from strains Escherichia coli, Corynebacterum glutamicum, Aspergillus oryzae, or Bacillus subtilis.

Disclosed herein are methods of producing hexoses from saccharides by enzymatic processes. The methods utilize fructose 6-phosphate and at least one enzymatic step to convert it to a hexose.

The current disclosure provides a process for enzymatically converting a saccharide into allulose. The invention also relates to a process for preparing allulose where the process involves converting fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) to allulose 6-phosphate (A6P), catalyzed by allulose 6-phosphate 3-epimerase (A6PE), and converting the A6P to allulose, catalyzed by allulose 6-phosphate phosphatase (A6PP).

The current disclosure provides a process for enzymatically converting a saccharide into allulose. The invention also relates to a process for preparing allulose where the process involves converting fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) to allulose 6-phosphate (A6P), catalyzed by allulose 6-phosphate 3-epimerase (A6PE), and converting the A6P to allulose, catalyzed by allulose 6-phosphate phosphatase (A6PP).

The present invention relates to a recombinant strain for producing an allose from a fructose, a composition for producing an allose which produces an allose from a fructose-containing raw material comprising the strain, and a method for preparing an allose using the same.

Disclosed herein are methods of producing hexoses from saccharides by enzymatic processes. The methods utilize fructose 6-phosphate and at least one enzymatic step to convert it to a hexose.

Disclosed herein are methods of producing hexoses from saccharides by enzymatic processes. The methods utilize fructose 6-phosphate and at least one enzymatic step to convert it to a hexose.

A method for preparing high-purity D-psicose, comprising the following steps: (1) centrifuging a fermentation broth of Bacillus subtilis, and then subjecting the bacteria to homogenization to obtain a mixed solution containing D-psicose 3-epimerase; (2) preparing a fructose solution, adding the mixed solution containing D-psicose 3-epimerase to the fructose solution, adjusting the pH, adding cobalt chloride thereto, and performing the reaction at a certain temperature; and feeding the fructose solution to the reaction solution, continuing the reaction, and stopping the reaction, obtaining a crude D-psicose solution; and (3) subjecting the crude D-psicose solution to decolorization, filtration, ion exchange, chromatographic separation, concentration, and then crystallization or drying, obtaining D-psicose.

Provided are a novel D-psicose 3-epimerase and a method for preparing psicose using the same.

The present application relates to recombinant microorganisms useful in the biosynthesis of monoethylene glycol (MEG) and isobutene. The application further relates to recombinant microorganisms co-expressing a C2 branch pathway and a C3 branch pathway for the production of MEG and isobutene. Also provided are methods of producing MEG and isobutene using the recombinant microorganisms, as well as compositions comprising the recombinant microorganisms and/or optionally the products MEG and isobutene.