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Rebaudioside glycosyltransferase enzymatic biocatalysis: PepsiCoRecent Research Landscape

Low natural abundance of minor steviol glycosides makes extraction economically unviable. These methods employ specific enzymatic glycosylation pathways to synthesize high-purity Rebaudioside J and C from common precursors.

What technical problems is PepsiCo addressing in Rebaudioside glycosyltransferase enzymatic biocatalysis?

Low natural steviol glycoside abundance

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Natural scarcity and inefficient chemical synthesis of specific minor steviol glycosides. Increasing production efficiency enables commercial viability of rare sweeteners.

Low minor steviol glycoside yields

(1)evidences

Natural stevia extracts contain insufficient concentrations of Rebaudioside C for commercial viability. Overcoming this scarcity through biocatalysis addresses the supply bottleneck for specific minor glycosides.