Fructosides are
glycoside
In chemistry, a glycoside is a molecule in which a sugar is bound to another functional group via a glycosidic bond. Glycosides play numerous important roles in living organisms. Many plants store chemicals in the form of inactive glycosides. ...
s where the
glycone
In chemistry, a glycoside is a molecule in which a sugar is bound to another functional group via a glycosidic bond. Glycosides play numerous important roles in living organisms. Many plants store chemicals in the form of inactive glycosides ...
group is
fructose
Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a Ketose, ketonic monosaccharide, simple sugar found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose. It is one of the three dietary monosaccharides, along with glucose and galacto ...
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Fructosyl transferases
In enzymology, enzymes that add a fructose group to a molecule are called ''fructosyl-transferases'', ''beta-D-fructofuranosyl transferases'' or ''fructotranferases''. Examples are:
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aldose beta-D-fructosyltransferase
In enzymology, an aldose beta-D-fructosyltransferase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
:alpha-D-aldosyl1 beta-D-fructoside + D-aldose2 \rightleftharpoons D-aldose1 + alpha-D-aldosyl2 beta-D-fructoside
Thus, the two substrate ...
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2,1-fructan:2,1-fructan 1-fructosyltransferase
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6G-fructosyltransferase
In enzymology, a 6G-fructosyltransferase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
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Inulin fructotransferase (DFA-I-forming)
The enzyme inulin fructotransferase (DFA-I-forming) () catalyzes the following process:
:Produces α-D-fructofuranose β-D-fructofuranose 1,2′:2,1′-dianhydride (DFA I) by successively eliminating the diminishing (2→1)-β-D-fructan (inulin) ...
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Inulin fructotransferase (DFA-III-forming)
The enzyme inulin fructotransferase (DFA-III-forming) () catalyzes the following process:
:Produces α-D-fructofuranose β-D-fructofuranose 1,2′:2,3′-dianhydride (DFA III) by successively eliminating the diminishing (2→1)-β-D-fructan (inul ...
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Levan fructotransferase (DFA-IV-forming)
The enzyme levan fructotransferase (DFA-IV-forming) () catalyzes the following process:
:Produces di-β-D-fructofuranose 2,6′:2′,6-dianhydride (DFA IV) by successively eliminating the diminishing (2→6)-β-D-fructan (levan) chain from the te ...
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Levansucrase
Levansucrase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
:sucrose + (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n \rightleftharpoons glucose + (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n+1
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are sucrose and (2,6-beta-D-fructosyl)n, where ...
References
Glycosides by glycone type
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