A new route towards the production of L-sugars and derivatives: an integration of enzyme engineering and pathway design Ghent University
L-sugars and their derivatives hold great promise for application in both the pharmaceutical and
food industry. Enzymatic approaches to produce these rare sugars offer a green and economic
alternative to the conventional chemical processes. Accordingly, a biocatalytic production process
will be developed by combining enzyme engineering and pathway design. In particular, C5-
epimerases will be our enzymes of choice ...