Agricultural and Biological Chemistry · 1990 · 20 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryBotanyCarbohydrate BiochemistryCarbohydrate ChemistryEnzymologyCarbohydrate MetabolismCatalytic MechanismsEnzyme KineticsGlycan BiosynthesisGlycan DegradationGlycosidic Bond HydrolysisCell Wall Polysaccharide HydrolysisGlycan LyasesMolasses ProcessingMolasses ValorizationSubstrate Binding SpecificitySugar Beet Processing
a-Galactosidase (melibiase, a-D-galactoside galactohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.22) from the mycelium of Mortierella vinacea1 ] catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal a-galactosidic linkages of glycosides. The enzyme is used in the beet sugar industry for decomposing raffinose in beet molasses.