Zygosaccharomyces bailii strain talf1 inulinases: a versatile tool for bioproce...

• Author(s): Paixão, Susana M. ; Teixeira, Pedro D. ; Silva, Tiago P. ; Teixeira, A. V. ; Alves, Luís Manuel
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/2267
• Origin: Repositório do LNEG
• Subject(s): Zygosaccharomyces bailii ; Inulinases; Bioethanol; Fossil fuels; Biodesulfurization
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Fructans are one of the most abundant non-structural polysaccharides found in a wide range of plants. Inulin is a polydisperse fructan polymer composed by linear chains of b-2, 1-linked D-fructofuranose molecules terminated by a glucose residue through a sucrose-type linkage at the reducing end. Inulin or inulin-rich materials can be actively hydrolyzed into fermentable sugars (glucose and fructose) using inulinases and then further used within bioprocesses.