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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2001
Sacha Adrianus Fokke Taco Van Hijum, Groningen, NL;
Gerritdina Hendrika Van Geel-Schutten, Driebergen-Rijsenberg, NL;
Lubbert Dijkhuizen, Zuidlaren, NL;
Hakim Rahaoui, Amersfoort, NL;
Abstract
The present invention describes two novel proteins having fructosyltransferase activity. Both enzymes are derived from lactobacilli, which are food-grade micro-organisms with the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status. One of these proteins produces an inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides, while the other produces a levan and fructo-oligosaccharides. According to the invention lactobacilli capable of producing an inulin and/or a levan and/or fructo-oligosaccharides using one or both of the fructosyltransferases can be used as a probiotic or a symbiotic.