title: Inulinase-expressing microorganisms and applications of inulinases.
abstract: In this review article, inulinase-expressing microorganisms and its potential applications in transformation of inulin into very-high-fructose syrup, bioethanol, and inulooligosaccharides are overviewed. In the past 10 years, many new inulinase producers have been obtained and many genes encoding inulinases from different microorganisms have been cloned and characterized. Some novel processes for exoinulinase overproduction have been developed for bioethanol production and ultra-high-fructose syrup. The endoinulinases have also been used for production of inulooligosaccharides from inulin and inulin-containing materials.
authors.affiliation: Unesco Chinese Center of Marine Biotechnology, Ocean University of China, Yushan Road, No. 5, Qingdao, China. zhenming@sdu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Zhenming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guanglei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lixi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yue
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D001709:Biotechnology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007444:Inulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides; D000431:Ethanol; D007444:Inulin; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C023086:inulinase