Enzymatic Production of Oligosaccharides: From Basic Research to Industrial Production, a volume in the Foundations and Frontiers of Enzymology series, covers the enzymes used for the extraction, synthesis, or modification of oligosaccharides, the biochemical properties of those enzymes, and potential technological applications. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which shares the fundamentals on the enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides. The book then explores the enzymatic production of oligosaccharides, considering a range of different oligosaccharides and production processes. Final sections cover the technological properties of oligosaccharides and potential applications across the chemical, biochemical, biotechnology, and food industries. This is a useful reference for researchers working with oligosaccharides across biochemistry, enzymology, biotechnology, food chemistry and related fields.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Fundamentals of the enzymatic synthesis oligosaccharides1. Synthesis of oligosaccharides: An integrative perspective
Part 2: Enzymatic production of oligosaccharides
2. Chito-oligosaccharides
3. Xylo-oligosaccharides
4. Malto-oligosaccharides.
5. Isomalto-oligosaccharides
6. Galacto- oligosaccharides
7. Lactulose and lactulose-derived oligosaccharides
8. Short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides
9. Levan and oligo-levans
10. Synthesis of cellobio-oligosaccharides
11. Enzymatic production of pectic oligosaccharides
12. Microbial production of oligosaccharides
13. Production of human-milk oligosaccharides (HMNOs)
14. Chemioenzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides
15. Synthesis of glycosaminoglycan oligosaccharides
Part 3: Technological aspects of oligosaccharides production and applications
16.?Functional and technological properties of oligosaccharides
17. Enzyme reactors of oligosaccharides production
18. Membrane reactors of oligosaccharides production
19. Downstream processing of oligosaccharides
20. Technical and economic analysis of the production of oligosaccharides in the food industry
Authors
Carlos Vera School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Cat�lica de Valpara�so, Chile. Dr. Carlos Vera is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. He has published over 40 research articles on the enzymatic production of lactose derived prebiotics, glycosides by transglycosylation and, more recently, the enzymatic production of rare sugars with isomerases. He has also published two books, a book chapter and two patents. Cecilia Guerrero School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Cat�lica de Valpara�so, Chile. Dr. Cecilia Guerrero is Associate Professor at the School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Cat�lica de Valpara�so, Chile. She has published over 45 publications in ISI WOS journals, two bookchapters, two patents and over 60 presentations of congress. Dr. Guerrero's fields of expertise are the enzymatic synthesis of carbohydrates and rare-sugar with prebiotics effect by transgalactosylation and isomerization reaction with commercial and recombinant
enzyme. Andr�s Illanes School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Cat�lica de Valpara�so, Chile. Dr. Andr�s Illanes is a Full Professor of the Biochemical Engineering School and Head of the Biocatalysis Group, Senior Researcher at the Biotechnology Nucleus of the Pontificia Universidad Cat�lica de Valpara�so. Dr. Illanes' fields of expertise are enzyme biocatalysis, enzyme immobilization and bioreactor design. He is author of over 150 publications in ISI WoS journals, several book chapters and editor of three books in enzyme biocatalysis for Wiley, Springer and Academic Press-Elsevier.
