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  • noun biochemistry A hexosyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction sucrose + (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n glucose + (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n+1.

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  • Beine and co-workers from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and X-Zyme GmbH in Dusseldorf sought to produce novel and potential prebiotics using two forms of the levansucrase enzyme - the wild-type, or the A5 variant.

    NutraIngredients-USA RSS 2008

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