Industrial production of difructose anhydride III (DFA III) from crude inulin extracted from chicory roots using Arthrobacter sp H65-7 fructosyltransferase

Kikuchi H; Inoue M; Saito H; Sakurai H; Aritsuka T; Tomita F; Yokota A

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Vol.107, No.3, 262-265, 2009

DOI10.1016/j.jbiosc.2008.11.013 Export Citation

Industrial production of difructose anhydride III (DFA III) from crude inulin extracted from chicory roots using Arthrobacter sp H65-7 fructosyltransferase

Kikuchi H, Inoue M, Saito H, Sakurai H, Aritsuka T, Tomita F, Yokota A

A practical, economical, and industrial process for the enzymatic production of difructose anhydride III (DFA III) was investigated for crude inulin prepared from chicory roots using Arthrobacter sp. H65-7 fructosyltransferase. A comparable level of DFA III production to that from commercial inulin was obtained using crude inulin, suggesting the feasibility of this production process. (C) 2009. The Society for Biotechnology, Japan. All rights reserved.

Keywords:di-D-fructofuranose-1,2 ':2,3 '-dianhydride (DFA III);Chicory;Inulin;Arthrobacter sp H65-7;fructosyltransferase;degree of polymerization