<span style="font-variant:small-caps">d</span> -Psicose production from <span style="font-variant:small-caps">d</span> -fructose using an isolated strain, Sinorhizobium sp.
Abstract Sinorhizobiumsp., which can convertd-fructose intod-psicose, was isolated from soil. The optimal pH, temperature, and cell concentration ford-psicose production with the isolated strain were 8.5, 40?C, and 60 mg/ml, respectively. The toluene-treated cells showed 2.5- and 4.8-fold increases in thed-psicose concentration and productivity compared with untreated washed cells. Under the optimal conditions, the toluene-treated cells produced 37 gd-psicose/l from 70% (w/v) (3.9 M)d-fructose after 15 h.