Biochemical properties of inulosucrase from Leuconostoc citreum CW28 used for inulin synthesis
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Biochemical properties of inulosucrase from Leuconostoc citreum CW28, a potential biocatalyst for inulin synthesis, were determined in order to select optimal reaction conditions. The hydrolysis reaction was about 3.5 times more efficient than the transferase reaction. It was found that high sucrose concentrations (≈250 g L-1) were required for maximum fructose transferase yields. High molecular weight inulin distributions were obtained with cell associated inulosucrase, while lower size products were associated to the activity of the free enzyme in solution. When using whole cells, mannitol was found as a by-product of the reaction resulting from the reduction of fructose released by sucrose hydrolysis. A 30 L pilot plant synthesis with 250 g L-1 of sucrose was carried out using the cell associated inulosucrase resulting in 76%25 of the substrate being transformed to inulin. © 2004 Taylor %26amp; Francis Ltd.
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Fructosyltransferase; Inulin; Inulosucrase; Leuconostoc citreum; Mannitol; Sucrose Biosynthesis; Cells; Fructose; Hydrolysis; Molecular weight; Substrates; Sugar (sucrose); Inulin; Inulosucrase; Reaction conditions; Transferase reactions; Enzymes; bacterial enzyme; enzyme; fructose; inulin; inulosucrase; mannitol; sucrose; transferase; unclassified drug; article; bacterial cell; biocatalyst; carbohydrate synthesis; chemical reaction; concentration response; controlled study; enzyme analysis; enzyme degradation; enzyme substrate; hydrolysis; intermethod comparison; Leuconostoc; Leuconostoc citreum; molecular weight; nonhuman; physical chemistry; Leuconostoc citreum
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