Czech J. Food Sci., 2008, 26(1):1-14 | DOI: 10.17221/1134-CJFS

Perspectives and applications of immobilised β-galactosidase in food industry - a review

Zuzana Grosová, Michal Rosenberg, Martin Rebro¹
Institute of Biotechnology and Food Science, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

β-Galactosidase is an important industrial enzyme in the hydrolysis of milk and whey lactose. The enzymatic hydrolysis of lactose allows to avoid health and environmental problems posed by this disaccharide. In addition, this enzyme catalyses the formation of galacto-oligosaccharides, which are prebiotic additives for the so-called "healthy foods". β-Galactosidase is one of the relatively few enzymes that have been used in large-scale processes in both free and immobilised forms. This article presents a review of recent trends in immobilisation of β-galactosidase and their application in food industry.

Keywords: immobilisation; β-galactosidase; lactose hydrolysis; galacto-oligosaccharides; bioreactors

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