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ReviewCurrent microbiology2023

A Review on the Various Sources of β-Galactosidase and Its Lactose Hydrolysis Property.

Pooja Kalathinathan, Avtar Sain, Krishnakanth Pulicherla, Gothandam Kodiveri Muthukaliannan

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Review in Current microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pooja KalathinathanSchool of BioSciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Avtar SainCentre for Bio-Separation Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Krishnakanth PulicherlaDepartment of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, India.
Gothandam Kodiveri MuthukaliannanSchool of BioSciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. gothandam@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1576-5324
Vellore Institute of Technology University · INGovernment of India · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

β-Galactosidase is a glycoside hydrolase enzyme that possesses both hydrolytic and transgalactosylation properties and has several benefits and advantages in the food and dairy industries. The catalytic process of β-galactosidase involves the transfer of a sugar residue from a glycosyl donor to an acceptor via a double-displacement mechanism. Hydrolysis prevails when water acts as an acceptor, resulting in the production of lactose-free products. Transgalactosylation prevails when lactose acts as an acceptor, resulting in the production of prebiotic oligosaccharides. β-Galactosidase is also obtained from many sources including bacteria, yeast, fungi, plants, and animals. However, depending on the origin of the β-galactosidase, the monomer composition and their bonds may differ, thereby influencing their properties and prebiotic efficacy. Thus, the increasing demand for prebiotics in the food industry and the search for new oligosaccharides have compelled researchers to search for novel sources of β-galactosidase with diverse properties. In this review, we discuss the properties, catalytic mechanisms, various sources and lactose hydrolysis properties of β-galactosidase.

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Glycoside HydrolasesLactoseAnimalsbeta-GalactosidaseCatalysisHydrolysisPrebioticsSaccharomyces cerevisiaebeta-GalactosidaseGlycoside HydrolasesLactosePrebiotics

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PMID36862237
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