L-Sorbose is a ketohexose monosaccharide. It is often used in the commercial production of ascorbic acid. ... L-Sorbose induces expression of a variety of enzymes in the fungus Trichoderma reesei, including cellulases, xylanases, and α-arabinofuranosidases

L-SORBOSE FOR BIOCHEMISTRY the fact that L-sorbose has been widely used for the synthesis of vitamin C at an industrial level, its use in organic synthesis remains.

Production of L-sorbose from D-sorbitol by Gluconobacter oxydans is the first step to produce L-ascorbic acid on industrial scale. The sldhAB gene, which encodes the sorbitol dehydrogenase (SLDH), was overexpressed in an industrial strain G.

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