Dextransucrase of Leuconostoc mesenteroides - mechanism of dextran and oligosaccharides biosynthesis

• Authors: C. Kubik , B. Sikora , E. Galas
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Dextransucrase catalyses the synthesis of a-D-glucopyranosyl homopolymers and oligomers from sucrose as a substrate. This paper is a review of reports on the mechanism of dextran and oligosaccharides synthesis. The presence of a low molecular acceptor dextran (3-20 kDa) or low molecular acceptor sugars in reaction mixtures enables obtaining of dextran with molecular weight in a range from 30 to 80 kDa or oligosaccharides with low d.p., which have gained increased nutritional interest (prebiotics). In these reactions, the hydrolytic enzyme, i.e. dextranase, may be involved together with dextransucrase instead of acceptors.

Keywords

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DEXTRAN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE

Discipline

• BIOTECHNOLOGY: BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee of Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Biotechnologia
• Year: 2000
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 98-110

Contributors

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C. Kubik

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B. Sikora

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E. Galas

• Document Type: review
• Publication order reference: C. Kubik, Instytut Biochemii Technicznej Politechniki Lodzkiej, ul. Stefanowskiego 4/10, 90-924 Lodz, Poland