Biological upgrading of 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose from agarose to a new platform chemical.

ABSTRACT: Recently, the utilization of renewable biomass instead of fossil fuels for producing fuels and chemicals is receiving much attention due to the global climate change. Among renewable biomass, marine algae are gaining importance as third generation biomass feedstocks owing to their advantages over lignocellulose. Particularly, red macroalgae have higher carbohydrate contents and simpler carbohydrate compositions than other marine algae. In red macroalgal carbphydrates, 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose (AHG) is the main sugar composing agarose along with D-galactose. However, AHG is not a common sugar and is chemically unstable. Thus, not only AHG but also red macroalgal biomass itself cannot be efficiently converted or utilized. Here, we biologically upgraded AHG to a new platform chemical, its suga

SUBMITTER: Kim DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8009285 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature