NOVEL INULIN SYNTHASE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING INULIN BY USING THE SAME

摘要

A novel inulin synthase having a function and a substrate specificity of acting on sucrose to form inulin but not on ketose, maltose, lactose, trehalose or cellobiose; and a process for producing inulin characterized by bringing this enzyme, a liquid culture medium of a microorganism producing this enzyme or optionally processed cultured cells thereof into contact with sucrose to thereby form inulin.