title: Formation of a cycloinulo-oligosaccharide from inulin by an extracellular enzyme of Bacillus circulans OKUMZ 31B.
abstract: A strain of Bacillus circulans OKUMZ 31B, isolated from soil, has been shown to produce an extracellular enzyme that converts inulin into cycloinulo-oligosaccharides. The main product was identified as cycloinulo-hexaose. The enzyme is arbitrarily designated as cycloinulo-oligosaccharide fructanotransferase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Osaka Kyoiku University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuramoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizutani
mesh_terms: D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000201:enzymology; D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology*; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D006602:Hexosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D007444:Inulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D043324:beta-Fructofuranosidase
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides; D007444:Inulin; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; C062589:cycloinulo-oligosaccharide fructanotransferase; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D043324:beta-Fructofuranosidase; C023086:inulinase