Enzymatic production of lactulose and 1-lactulose: Current state and perspectives

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 6167-6180

  Wang, He ^a   Yang, Ruijin ^a   Hua, Xiao ^a   Zhao, Wei ^a   Zhang, Wenbin ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Galactosidase; 1 Lactulose; Cellobiose 2 epimerase; Enzymatic synthesis; Lactose; Lactulose

Indexed keywords

1-LACTULOSE; CELLOBIOSE 2-EPIMERASE; ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS; GALACTOSIDASES; LACTOSE; LACTULOSE;

SUGARS;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

1 LACTULOSE; ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; FOOD ADDITIVE; LACTULOSE; MANNOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOGHURT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMOBILIZATION; SAFETY; SUGAR;

ARTHROBACTER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BIOCATALYST; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; CONSTIPATION; ENTERITIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PROCESSING; GLYCOSYLATION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HYDROLYSIS; ISOMERIZATION; KLUYVEROMYCES LACTIS; MILK; NONHUMAN; PACKED BED REACTOR; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; REVIEW; SOYBEAN MILK; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; THERMOSTABILITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; LACTULOSE; RACEMASES AND EPIMERASES;

EID: 84879845094     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4998-3     Document Type: Review

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