Etude de L'inulinase de Candida salmenticensis Van Uden et Buckley

Abstract

Candida salmenticensis possesses an inductible inulinase of β fructosidase type, also active on raffinose and saccharose. The enzyme resides in the cell wall but is easily excreted into the culture medium during growth. Its principal characteristics for inulin are: optimum pH 3.5-4, optimum temperature 46°C, good stability at 50°C and Km=1.7×10^-2M.