Molybdenum sulfide-2D nanosheets offering multiple metallic sites enable different sugar epimerization reactions to rare sugars in water
Senthil Murugan Arumugam, Sangeeta Mahala, Bhawana Devi, Sandeep Kumar, Ravi K. Kunchala, Sasikumar Elumalai
Abstract
Molybdenum sulfide as 2D-nanosheets exhibits versatility in transforming high-calorie sugars into low-calorie sugars in water. The flexible active sites, such as Mo and S, swap their role depending on the sugar's structural configuration.
Topics & Concepts
MolybdenumSulfideSugarChemistryMetalInorganic chemistryEpimerSwap (finance)Organic chemistryEconomicsFinanceCatalysis for Biomass ConversionMicrogrid Control and OptimizationDiet, Metabolism, and Disease