Characterization of Hog Intestinal Invertase as a Glucosido-Invertase. III. Specificity of Purified Invertase.

Immobilized invertase.

Invertase is a commercially important enzyme used for the hydrolysis of sucrose. The hydrolysis of sucrose yields an equimolar mixture of glucose and fructose, known as invert syrup, is widely used in food and beverage industries. This enzyme is also used for the manufacture of artificial honey, plasticizing agents used in cosmetics, pharmaceutical and paper industries as well as enzyme electro...

Characterization of the invertase from Pichia anomala.

Synthesis of invertase (EC 3.2.1.26) in Pichia anomala is controlled by the carbon source in the culture medium. The enzyme was purified to homogeneity from P. anomala cells fully derepressed for invertase synthesis and shown to be a multimeric glycoprotein composed of identical subunits with an apparent molecular mass of 86.5 kDa. The carbohydrate moiety accounts for approx. 30% of the total m...

Transglucosidation by honey invertase.

In an investigation of the minor sugars of honey at this laboratory, examination by paper chromatography indicated that several oligosaccharides are present. These have not yet been identified. Since honey is the product of the reaction of honeybee (1) invertase with nectar sugars [sucrose, glucose, and fructose (2)], a comparison is being made of the sugars of honey with the oligosaccharides p...

The action of invertase preparations.

The Physical Inactivation of Invertase.