Enzymatic cleavage of stevioside to produce steviol

摘要

This invention is directed to a process for cleaving glycoside residues from stevioside to produce steviol using a commercially available enzyme mixture containing pectinase, CYTOLASE PCL5®. In preferred methods, the reaction takes place in the presence of a yeast culture. Also described are combinations of Helix pomatia enzymes and CYTOLASE PCL5®.

主权项

1. A method for producing steviol, comprising:
contacting stevioside with an enzyme preparation of pectinases and hemicellulases from Aspergillus niger, and recovering the steviol.