The sugar L-rhamnose (6-deoxy-~-mannose) is used as a fine chemical in scientific and industrial settings, as a component in chemical reactions, and as a starting material in the synthesis of organic compounds. Present methods for the commercial preparation of rhamnose require extraction of quercitrin from oak bark, naringin from citrus peels, or rutin (quercetin-3-rutinoside) from oak bark or ...
