摘要:
The efficient isomerization of L-rhamnose [the only cheaply available deoxy hexose] to 1-deoxy-L-psicose, 1-deoxy-D-psicose, 1-deoxy-L-fructose, 1-deoxy-D-fructose, 1-deoxy-L-tagatose, 6-deoxy-L-psicose, 6-deoxy-D-psicose, 6-deoxy-L-fructose, 6-deoxy-D-fructose, and 6-deoxy-L-tagatose is described. The conversion of rhamnose to ten of the sixteen 1- and 6-deoxyketohexoses is accomplished in water in three steps. The range of substrates for D-tagatose-3-epimerase (DTE) is extended to 1- and 6-deoxyketoses. An authentic sample of 6-deoxy-D-psicose is prepared from D-psicose. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.