Abstract Monosaccharides exist in either “D” or “L” conformations, with L-sugars being much less abundant in nature and therefore classified as “rare sugars.” Rare sugars hold significant potential due to their unique interactions with biological systems, offering health, food, and crop benefits. One such sugar, L-sorbose, serves as a critical precursor to Vitamin C and […] The post Rare Sugars: Production of rare L-sorbose from abundant D-glucose appeared first on UC Davis Inno...| UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health
Abstract Rare sugars are valuable for food and pharmaceutical applications. D-Mannose, a low-calorie sweetener, is traditionally produced via chemical extraction from plant biomass, which is unsustainable, while enzymatic methods suffer from low yields due to equilibrium limitations. Here, we demonstrate that Escherichia coli can naturally synthesize D-mannose from D-glucose through a phosphorylation–isomerization–dephosphorylation pathway. We enhanced D-mannose production […] The pos...| UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health
18-07-2025, By Marc Belemsobgo As the global race towards clean energy intensifies, West Africa is emerging as a region of untapped potential. At the forefront of this transformation is WASCAL, Continue Reading| WASCAL
Bêbê Momo, Diakalia Son, Charles Lamoussa Sanou, Kadidia Koita1, Gaston Tobdem Dabire, Kisito Gandji, Kwame Oppong Hackman, David Anaafo, Kehinde Ogunjobi, Audrey Kantz Dossou Codjia, Valentin Ouedraogo, Obed Appiah Abstract Continue Reading| WASCAL
by Obed Appiah 1,2,*, Kwame Oppong Hackman 1, Belko Abdoul Aziz Diallo 1, Kehinde O. Ogunjobi 1, Son Diakalia 3,4, Ouedraogo Valentin 1, Damoue Abdoul-Karim 5 and Gaston Dabire 4 Abstract This study presents PlanteSaine, a novel mobile application powered Continue Reading| WASCAL
Obed Appiah ae, Kwame Oppong Hackman a, Son Diakalia b, Audrey Kantz Dossou Codjia a, Momo Bêbê a, Valentin Ouedraogo a, Belko Abdoul Aziz Diallo a, Kisito Gandji a, Damoue Abdoul-Karim c, Kehinde Olufunso Ogunjobi a, Gaston Dabire d, Charles Lamoussa Sanou a, David Anaafo af, Emmanuel Ramde a Abstract The advancement of digital technologies has significantly impacted plant pest and disease management, yet gaps remain, especially in developing region...| WASCAL
I am an accidental medievalist—snared by the Early Medieval through story not scholarship. Now I’m using fiction informed by scholarship to try change public notions of the Early Medieval. He…| Gemæcce
This review explores how advancements in multi-omics technologies can be leveraged to characterize wine’s “dark matter” and to consider interactions of wine components with complex food matrices to influence gut health.| UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health
So what’s the difference between writing a chapter about your empirical research for an edited collection as opposed to a journal article? This is a question I do get asked, so here is an answer. You might think that the journal article and the book chapter are completely different animals – journals require articles that are […]| patter
The EU Nature Restoration Law has taken a complex and sometimes rocky path towards adoption. Image: Milos Golubovic | Flickr Creative Commons Last month, the ambitious EU Nature Restoration Law mov…| The Freshwater Blog