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High-fructose corn syrup production and its new applications for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and value-added furan derivatives: Promises and challenges

  • Aristide Laurel Mokale Kognou
  • , Sarita Shrestha
  • , Zihua Jiang
  • , Chunbao (Charles) Xu
  • , Fubao Sun
  • , Wensheng Qin*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

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Abstract

High fructose corn syrup has been industrially produced by converting glucose to fructose by glucose isomerases, tetrameric metalloenzymes widely used in industrial biocatalysis. Advances in enzyme engineering and commercial production of glucose isomerase have paved the way to explore more efficient variants of these enzymes. The 5-hydroxymethylfurfural can be produced from high fructose corn syrup catalytic dehydration, and it can be further converted into various furanic compounds chemically or biologically for various industrial applications as a promising platform chemical. Although the chemical conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into furanic compounds has been extensively investigated in recent years, bioconversion has shown promise for its mild conditions due to the harsh chemical reaction conditions. This review discusses protein engineering potential for improving glucose isomerase production and recent advancements in bioconversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into value-added furanic derivatives. It suggests biological strategies for the industrial transformation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. © 2022 The Authors
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)148-160
JournalJournal of Bioresources and Bioproducts
Volume7
Issue number3
Online published26 Mar 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2022
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • Biocatalysts
  • Directed evolution
  • Furanic derivatives
  • Glucose isomerase
  • High fructose corn syrup
  • Rational enzyme engineering

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