Rare sugars
Rare sugars are defined by the
International Society of Rare Sugars (ISRS) as monosaccharide’s and their
derivatives that are rare in nature. They are hardly available for research
purposes because of their expensiveness. "Izumoring", a structural
framework containing all 34 six-carbon monosaccharide’s linked by enzymatic
reactions, has been proposed following the discovery of a key enzyme that
converts abundantly occurring monosaccharide’s in nature into rare sugars. This
has made possible the mass production of rare sugars from inexpensive sugars
such as D-glucose or D-fructose. Rare Sugars are mostly used in pharmaceuticals
as precursors for a wide variety of carbohydrate-based drugs. These include
nucleoside analogues, which are used in antiviral applications such as HIV, HBV
and HCV. Another important class of compounds is complex oligosaccharides and
olignonucleotides, which may be used as anti-inflammatory or anti-cancer
agents, as well as in highly specific chronic pain relievers. They are also
being used as precursors in the production of flavor chemicals, such as natural
furan ones and Maillard reaction savory flavors. Furthermore, some of the rare
sugars products have applications as nutraceuticals or they may be used in
high-end cosmetic products. They are enlisted under the D & L series
depending on their chirality.
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