title: Production of galactinol from sucrose by plant enzymes.
abstract: Galactinol, 1-O-(alpha-D-galactopyranosyl)-myo-inositol, was produced from sucrose as a starting material. UDP-Glc was prepared with sucrose and UDP using sucrose synthase partially purified from sweet potato roots. Then, the UDP-Glc was converted to UDP-Gal using yeast UDP-Gal 4-epimerase from a commercial source. Finally, galactinol was produced from the UDP-Gal and myo-inositol using galactinol synthase partially purified from cucumber leaves. The product was identified as galactinol by the retention times of HPLC, alpha-galactosidase digestion, and NMR spectrometry.
authors.affiliation: The Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Nada, Japan. wakiuchi@kobe-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nariaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wakiuchi
authors.forename: Ryohei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shiomi
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tamaki
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D018553:Cucumis sativus / Q000201:enzymology*; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005700:Galactosyltransferases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D027723:Ipomoea batatas / Q000201:enzymology*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004187:Disaccharides; C013536:6 beta-galactinol; D013395:Sucrose; D005700:Galactosyltransferases; D005964:Glucosyltransferases; C096645:inositol 1-alpha-galactosyltransferase; C022699:sucrose synthase