title: Formation of oligosaccharides from lactose by Bacillus circulans beta-galactosidase.
abstract: Eleven oligosaccharides formed by a transglycosylation reaction during lactose hydrolysis with Bacillus circulans beta-galactosidase were purified by gel permeation chromatography, charcoal chromatography, and HPLC. From the results of methylation analysis, and MS and NMR studies, it was concluded that these oligosaccharides were beta-D-Galp-(1-->3)-D-Glc, beta-D-Galp-(1-->6)-D-Glc, beta-D-Galp-(1-->2)-D-Glc, beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)-beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)-D-Glc, beta-D-Galp-(1-->6)-[beta-D-Galp-(1-->2)]-D-Glc, beta-D-Galp-(1-->6)-[beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)]-D-Glc, beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)-beta-D-Galp-(1-->3)-D-Glc, beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)-beta-D-Galp-(1-->2)-D-Glc, beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)-[beta-D-Galp-(1-->2)]-D-Glc, beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)-beta-D-Galp-(1-->6)-D-Glc, beta-D-Galp-(1-->6)[beta-D-Galp-(1-->3)]-D-Glc. The last five are newly observed oligosaccharides. The results of a use test (in vitro) by human intestinal bacteria showed that the oligosaccharides containing lactose units were predominantly used by human intestinal bifidobacteria.
authors.affiliation: Technical Research Institute, Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yanahira
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suguri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakakoshi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology*; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D007785:Lactose / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D007785:Lactose