TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kappler-Tanudyaya, Nathalie
A1  - Schmitt, Heike
A1  - Tippkötter, Nils
A1  - Meyer, Lina
A1  - Lenzen, Sigurd
A1  - Ulber, Roland
T1  - Combination of biotransformation and chromatography for the isolation and purification of mannoheptulose
T2  - Biotechnology Journal
N2  - Mannoheptulose is a seven-carbon sugar. It is an inhibitor of glucose-induced insulin secretion due to its ability to selectively inhibit the enzyme glucokinase. An improved procedure for mannoheptulose isolation from avocados is described in this study (based upon the original method by La Forge). The study focuses on the combination of biotransformation and downstream processing (preparative chromatography) as an efficient method to produce a pure extract of mannoheptulose. The experiments were divided into two major phases. In the first phase, several methods and parameters were compared to optimize the mannoheptulose extraction with respect to efficiency and purity. In the second phase, a mass balance of mannoheptulose over the whole extraction process was undertaken to estimate the yield and efficiency of the total extraction process. The combination of biotransformation and preparative chromatography allowed the production of a pure mannoheptulose extract. In a biological test, the sugar inhibited the glucokinase enzyme activity efficiently.
Y1  - 2007
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.fh-aachen.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/8114
SN  - 1860-7314
VL  - 2
IS  - 6
SP  - 692
EP  - 699
ER  -