Patent ID: 7883874
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: A23C,A61K,A61P,C07H,C12N,C12P,C12R

Abstract:
1. A strain of Bifidobacterium bifidum having accession no. NCIMB 41171 capable of producing a galactosidase enzyme activity that converts lactose to a galactooligosaccharide mixture comprising disaccharide Gal (α1-6)-Gal, at least one trisaccharide selected from the group consisting of Gal (β1-6)-Gal(β1-4)-Glc and Gal(β1-3)-Gal(β1-4)-Glc, tetrasaccharide Gal (β1-6)-Gal(β1-6)-Gal(β1-4)-Glc and pentasaccharide Gal (β1-6)-Gal(β1-6)-Gal (β1-6)-Gal(β1-4)-Glc.