The enzymatic synthesis of beta 2-2' and beta 2-1'-D- fructopyranosyl glycerol was carried out with levansucrase from Bacillus circulans or B. subtilis, using sucrose as fructosyl donor and glycerol. The specificity and efficiency of the enzyme was modified by controlling both the water and the total substrate concentrations. The products were purified by HPLC and analyzed by (1)H, (13)C NMR and GC-MS.
The enzymatic synthesis of beta 2-2' and beta 2-1'-D- fructopyranosyl glycerol was carried out with levansucrase from Bacillus circulans or B. subtilis, using sucrose as fructosyl donor and glycerol. The specificity and efficiency of the enzyme was modified by controlling both the water and the total substrate concentrations. The products were purified by HPLC and analyzed by (1)H, (13)C NMR and GC-MS.