MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617060711 A) filed by Annikki Gmbh on May 13, 2026, for Modified Xylose Reductase And Uses Thereof.
Inventors include Staunig, Nicole; Dupont, Maria; and Koch, Dennis.
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing D-fructose comprising the step of reducing D-glucosone to D-fructose with a modified xylose reductase enzyme or a functional fragment thereof comprising a motif GX1GX2X3X4, wherein the modified xylose reductase enzyme has a lower D-glucose specificity and a lower D- xylose specificity compared to the unmodified xylose reductase en...