The transglycesylation reaction was done with a fi-ga)actanase from Penieillium eitrinum. The regioseiectivity in the transglycosylation reaction was studied using soy bean arabinogalactan as a donor and monoeT disaccharide derivatives containing fi-galactosyl residue as accepters. We also synthesized oligosaccharides eontaining Galfi1.4Gal sequence such 2s Galfi1.4GalPl.4G]c, Galfi1.4Galfi1. 3...

1. Male rats at 1 (young) and 9 months (adult) of age were fed on purified diets, supplemented with or without cholesterol, containing 200 g protein/kg (casein (CAS), whey protein (WHY) or soya-bean protein (SOY] for 4 weeks. 2. SOY exerted a hypocholesterolaemic effect in young rats regardless of dietary cholesterol, whereas in adult rats it was observed only when a cholesterol-enriched diet w...

Tempe is a fermented soy bean product originally made by Central Javanese people through fermentation with Rhizopus species. Although there is evidence of earlier fermentation of soy, tempe had appeared in the Central Javanese food pattern in the 1700s. Through its extensive use in main meals and snacks, it has led to people in the Jakarta prectinct having the highest known soy intake in the wo...

At a time when the notion of microorganisms did not exist, our ancestors empirically established methods for the production of various fermentation foods: miso (bean curd seasoning) and shoyu (soy sauce), both of which have been widely used and are essential for Japanese cooking, and sake, a magical alcoholic drink consumed at a variety of ritual occasions, are typical examples. A filamentous f...

At a time when the notion of microorganisms did not exist, our ancestors empirically established methods for the production of various fermentation foods: miso (bean curd seasoning) and shoyu (soy sauce), both of which have been widely used and are essential for Japanese cooking, and sake, a magical alcoholic drink consumed at a variety of ritual occasions, are typical examples. A filamentous f...