来自环状芽孢杆菌的
β-半乳糖苷酶 (
EC 3.2.1.23) 催化半
乳糖单位向各种
葡萄糖和半
乳糖衍
生物的转移,形成 β1→4 键。几种
生物学相关的三糖和四糖的合成β-D-Galp-(1→4)-β-D-Galp-(1→4)-α,β-D-Glcp (2), β-D- Galp-(1→4)-α-D-Glcp-(1→4)-D-Glcp-ol/Manp-ol(4)、β-D-Galp-(1→4)-α-D-Glcp -(1→6)-β-D-Fruf (6), β-D-Galp-(1→4)-α-D-Glcp-(1↔2)-β-D-Fruf (8), β -D-Galp-(1→4)-α-D-Glcp-(1↔2)-β-D-Fruf-(1↔2)-β-D-Fruf (10), β-D-Galp- (1→4)-α-D-Glcp-(1→6)-[α-D-Glcp-(1↔2)]-β-D-Fruf (12a), β-D-Galp-(1→