Publications

At CarbExplore, we are committed to advancing the science of carbohydrate innovation. Our research is published in leading scientific journals and presented at industry conferences, showcasing the impact of our patented enzyme technology in food, biotech, and healthcare applications.

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Enzymatic glucosylation of polyphenols using glucansucrases and branching sucrases of glycoside hydrolase family 70.

Polyphenols exhibit various beneficial biological activities and represent very promising candidates as active compounds for food industry.

GtfC Enzyme of Geobacillus sp. 12AMOR1 represents a novel thermostable type of GH70 4,6-Glucanotransferase that synthesizes a linear alternating (α1 → 6)/(α1 → 4) α-Glucan and delays bread staling.

Starch-acting α-glucanotransferase enzymes are of great interest for applications in the food industry.

Goat milk oligosaccharides: their diversity, quantity and functional properties in comparison with human milk oligosaccharides.

Human milk is considered the golden standard in infant nutrition.

Structural identity of the galactooligosaccharide molecules selectively utilized by single cultures of probiotic bacterial strains.

Various β-galactosidase enzymes catalyze the trans-glycosylation reaction with lactose.

Structural characterization of glucosylated GOS derivatives synthesized by the Lactobacillus reuteri GtfA and Gtf180 glucansucrase enzymes.

β-Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) are used commercially in infant nutrition, aiming to functionally replace human milk oligosaccharides (hMOS).

Glucansucrase (mutant) enzymes from Lactobacillus reuteri 180 efficiently transglucosylate Stevia component rebaudioside A, resulting in a superior taste.

Steviol glycosides from the leaves of the plant Stevia rebaudiana are high-potency natural sweeteners but suffer from a lingering bitterness.

Mining novel starch-converting Glycoside Hydrolase 70 enzymes from the Nestlé Culture Collection genome database: The Lactobacillus reuteri NCC 2613 GtfB.

The Glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 70 originally was established for glucansucrases of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) converting sucrose into α-glucan polymers.

Reaction kinetics and galactooligosaccharide product profiles of the β-galactosidases from Bacillus circulans, Kluyveromyces lactis and Aspergillus oryzae.

β-Galactosidase enzymes are used in the dairy industry to convert lactose into galactooligosaccharides (GOS) that are added to infant formula to mimic the molecular sizes and prebiotic functions of human milk oligosaccharides.

4,3-α-Glucanotransferase, a novel reaction specificity in glycoside hydrolase family 70 and clan GH-H.

Lactic acid bacteria possess a diversity of glucansucrase (GS) enzymes that belong to glycoside hydrolase family 70 (GH70) and convert sucrose into α-glucan polysaccharides with (α1 → 2)-, (α1 → 3)-, (α1 → 4)- and/or (α1 → 6)-glycosidic bonds.

Glucansucrase Gtf180-ΔN of Lactobacillus reuteri 180: Enzyme and reaction engineering for improved glycosylation of non-carbohydrate molecules.

Glucansucrases have a broad acceptor substrate specificity and receive increased attention as biocatalysts for the glycosylation of small non-carbohydrate molecules using sucrose as donor substrate.

Comparative structural characterization of 7 commercial galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) products. Carbohydr.

Many β-galactosidase enzymes convert lactose into a mixture of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) when incubated under the right conditions.

Biochemical characterization of the Exiguobacterium sibiricum 255-15 GTFC enzyme representing a novel glycoside hydrolase 70 subfamily of 4,6-α-glucanotransferase enzymes.

The glycoside hydrolase 70 (GH70) family originally was established for glucansucrase enzymes found solely in lactic acid bacteria synthesizing α-glucan polysaccharides from sucrose (e.g., GtfA)