| sorbose | <chemistry> A monosaccharide hexose: L sorbose is an intermediate in the commercial synthesis of ascorbic acid. (04 Mar 1998) |
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| phosphoenolpyruvate-sorbose phosphotransferase | <enzyme> From klebsiella pneumoniae; catalyses transport and phosphorylation of sorbose to sorbose 1-phosphate Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- Synonym: enzyme II (sorbose), sorbose-specific enzyme II, gene sora product (26 Jun 1999) |
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| l-sorbose | A very sweet reducing, but not fermentable, 2-ketohexose obtained from the berries of the mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia (family Rosaceae), and from sorbitol by fermentation with Acetobacter suboxydans; l-sorbose is epimeric with d-fructose and is used in the manufacture of vitamin C. Synonym: sorbin, sorbinose, sorbitose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| L-sorbose-1-phosphate reductase | <enzyme> Converts l-sorbose 1-phosphate to d-glucitol 6-phosphate in the presence of NADPH; also converts d-fructose 1-phosphate to d-mannitol 6-phosphate Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- Synonym: sor e gene product, sor 1-p reductase, sorbose-1-p reductase (26 Jun 1999) |
| L-sorbose-(acceptor) 5-oxidoreductase | <enzyme> Fad-dependent enzyme that catalyses conversion of l-sorbose to l-sorbosone; 58-kD membrane protein in gluconobacter oxydans Registry number: EC 1.1.99.12 Synonym: l-sorbose dehydrogenase, sdh enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |