title: Conversion of sucrose into isomaltulose by Enterobacter sp. FMB1, an isomaltulose-producing microorganism isolated from traditional Korean food.
abstract: Over 500 microorganisms isolated from Korean traditional foods, Maeju (source of soybean paste) and Nuruk (Korean koji), were screened to obtain an isomaltulose-producing microorganism. It was identified as Enterobacter sp. FMB-1 by 16S rRNA sequencing and the API 20E system. It had a greater than 90% conversion of sucrose (as 4 g/l) to isomaltulose in 2 days. Small amounts of trehalulose, glucose, and fructose were produced as byproducts, implying that this strain could be possibly employed in the production of isomaltulose in industry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Resources, KyungHee University, Yongin, Korea.
authors.forename: Mee-Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Sang-Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jin Kyu
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Jong-Sang
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dae Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Cheon-Seok
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D004754:Enterobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007534:Isomaltose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D007723:Korea; D013045:Species Specificity; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013395:Sucrose; D007534:Isomaltose; C008189:isomaltulose