Chemical and Functional Properties of Food Saccharides

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TABLE 10.1
Selected Enzymes Used for Synthesis
Enzyme EC Number Systematic Name
β-1,4-Galactosyltransferase EC 2.4.1.133 UDP-Galactose:O-β-Dxylosyl-protein4-β-Dgalactosyltransferase
α-2,3-Sialyltransferase EC 2.4.99.6 CMP-N-Acetylneuraminate:β-
D-galactosyl-1,4-N-acetyl-Dglucosaminyl-glycoprotein
α-
2,3-N-acetylneuraminyltransferase
α-2,6-Sialyltransferase EC 2.4.99.7 CMP-N-Acetylneuraminate:α-
N-acetylneuraminyl-2,3-β-Dgalactosyl-1,3)-N-acetyl-Dgalactosaminideα-2,6-Nacetylneuraminyl-transferase
α-1,2-Mannosyltransferase EC 2.4.1.131 GDP-Mannose:glycolipid 1,2α-D-mannosyltransferase
α-1,3-Fucosyltransferase EC 2.4.1.40 UDP-N-acetyl-β-
Galactosamine:glycoproteinα-L-fucosyl-(1,2)-Dgalactose3-N-acetyl-Dgalactosaminyl-transferase
α-D-Glucosidase EC 3.2.1.20 α-D-Glucoside glucohydrolase
α-D-Galactosidase EC 3.2.1.22 α-D-Galactoside
galactohydrolase
β-D-Galactosidase EC 3.2.1.23 β-D-Galactoside
galactohydrolase
α-D-Mannosidase EC 3.2.1.25 α-D-Mannoside
mannohydrolase
Invertase EC 3.2.1.26 β-D-Fructan fructohydrolase
β-D-Xylosidase EC 3.2.1.37 β-D-Xyloside xylohydrolase
Exo-N-acetyl-α-Dgalactosaminidase
EC 3.2.1.49 α-N-Acetyl-DgalactosaminideNacetylgalactosaminidase
α-L-Fucosidase EC 3.2.1. 51 α-L-Fucoside fucohydrolase
Exo-β-1,4-Galactanase EC not defined
α-Amylase EC 3.2.1.1 1,4-α-D-Glucan
glucanohydrolase
Xylanase EC 3.2.1.8 1,4-β-D-Xylan
xylanohydrolase
Chitinase EC 3.2.1.14 Poly(1,4-(N-acetyl-β-Dglucosaminide)
glycanohydrolase
Lysozyme EC 3.2.1.17 Peptidoglycan Nacetylmuramoyl-hydrolase
Endo-β-1,3-glucanase EC 3.2.1.39 1,3-β-D-Glucan
glucanohydrolase