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Review3 Biotech2017

Sources of β-galactosidase and its applications in food industry.

Shaima Saqib, Attiya Akram, Sobia Ahsan Halim, Raazia Tassaduq

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Review in 3 Biotech, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
68citing papers in PubMed
9.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 225 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Pharmaceutical additive manufacturing of a pH-responsive core-shell tablet of beta-galactosidase to treat lactase intolerance.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shaima SaqibDepartment of Biochemistry, Kinnaird College for Women, 93-Jail Road, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Attiya AkramDepartment of Biochemistry, Kinnaird College for Women, 93-Jail Road, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Sobia Ahsan HalimDepartment of Biochemistry, Kinnaird College for Women, 93-Jail Road, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan. sobia.ahsan@kinnaird.edu.pk.
Raazia TassaduqDepartment of Biochemistry, Kinnaird College for Women, 93-Jail Road, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Kinnaird College for Women University · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The enzyme β-galactosidases have been isolated from various sources such as bacteria, fungi, yeast, vegetables, and recombinant sources. This enzyme holds importance due to its wide applications in food industries to manufacture lactose-hydrolyzed products for lactose-intolerant people and the formation of glycosylated products. Absorption of undigested lactose in small intestine requires the activity of this enzyme; hence, the deficiency of this enzyme leads to lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance affects around 70% of world's adult population, while the prevalence rate of lactose intolerance is 60% in Pakistan. β-Galactosidases are not only used to manufacture lactose-free products but also employed to treat whey, and used in prebiotics. This review focuses on various sources of β-galactosidase and highlights the importance of β-galactosidases in food industries.

Indexed as

GalactooligosaccharideLactose hydrolysisWheyβ-Galactosidase

Identifiers

PMID28500401
PMCPMC5429307
OpenAlexW2613503171

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Registered trials

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