- Nguyen, Thuy Minh;
- Goto, Masaru;
- Noda, Shohei;
- Matsutani, Minenosuke;
- Hodoya, Yuki;
- Kataoka, Naoya;
- Adachi, Osao;
- Matsushita, Kazunobu;
- Yakushi, Toshiharu
- Editor(s): Stock, Ann M
A limited number of species of acetic acid bacteria, such as
Gluconobacter
sp. strain CHM43, produce 5-ketofructose, a potential low-calorie sweetener, at a high yield. Here, we show that an NADPH-dependent 5-ketofructose reductase (KFR) is involved in 5-ketofructose degradation, and we characterize this enzyme with respect to its structure, phylogeny, and function.
