Method of producing trehalose.

摘要

The object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing trehalose, wherein a yeast of the genus Filobasidium capable of producing trehalose is cultured in a medium to produce and accumulate trehalose in the culture, which trehalose is then harvested from said culture The use of the present method offers markedly increased accumulation of trehalose and facilitates isolation and purification of trehalose.