L-Rhamnose Dehydrogenase LraA of Aspergillus niger Shows High Substrate Specificity Matching Its Expression Profile

• Published in: Journal of fungi (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 4; p. 301
• Main Authors: Terebieniec, Agata, Xu, Li, Peng, Mao, Mäkelä, Miia R., Vries, Ronald P. de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 10.04.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Aspergillus niger; Carbohydrates; Carbon; Catabolism; Communication; Dehydrogenases; E coli; Enzymes; expression profile; Fungi; Gene expression; Genomes; L-Rhamnose; L-rhamnose dehydrogenase; L-rhamnose pathway; Metabolism; Monosaccharides; Pectin; Phylogenetics; Polysaccharides; Proteins; Rhamnogalacturonan; Substrate specificity; Sugar; Niger; Germany; United States > US; L-rhamnose dehydrogenase; L-rhamnose pathway; expression profile; substrate specificity

L-rhamnose is one of the main monomeric sugars of rhamnogalacturonan I and II, which are polysaccharide components of pectin. In the ascomycete fungus Aspergillus niger it is metabolized through the non-phosphorylated L-rhamnose pathway, of which the first step is catalyzed by L-rhamnose dehydrogena...