WO2024043297A1 - 組成物の製造方法、それにより得られるオリゴ糖含有組成物、及びそれらの利用 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for producing a composition containing oligosaccharides such as galactosylcordibiose, oligosaccharide-containing compositions obtained thereby, and uses thereof.
- Lactose accounts for approximately 99.8% of the carbohydrates in milk, and is obtained in relatively large amounts as a byproduct during the manufacturing process of dairy products.
- Patent Document 1 relates to the production of oligosaccharides, using galactose and/or lactose as the sugar acceptor and a starch partial hydrolyzate as the sugar donor, and combining these galactose and/or lactose with the starch hydrolyzate.
- a method is described for producing an oligosaccharide mixture containing galactose molecules in the molecule by allowing a glycosyltransferase to act on a mixed solution. It is also described that the supernatant of a culture of Bacillus macerans (IFO 8490, IAM 1227) can be used as a glycosyltransferase.
- glycosyltransferases include lactase that uses lactose as a sugar donor and sugar acceptor, and enzymes that use lactose as a sugar acceptor and other sugars as sugar donors.
- Glucansucrase one of the latter, has the activity of transferring glucose to various sugars using sucrose as a sugar donor.
- Glucansucrase is known to be expressed by certain microorganisms, and there are several reports regarding its use.
- Patent Document 2 describes a reaction composition comprising at least water, sucrose, an ⁇ -glucan substrate, and a polypeptide capable of forming at least one ⁇ -1,2 branched chain from the ⁇ -glucan substrate.
- polypeptide is glucosyltransferase derived from microorganisms such as Fructobacillus tropaeoli.
- Patent Document 3 describes the use of glycosyltransferases to improve the texture of fermented milk-based products, and describes the glucosyltransferase enzyme derived from Streptococcus salivarius SK126 and its mutants as the glycosyltransferases. ing.
- Non-Patent Document 1 describes the use of Leuconostoc mesenteroides to obtain trisaccharides from a mixed sugar culture solution of sucrose and lactose.
- Non-Patent Document 2 is related to glucan synthesis in the genus Lactobacillus, and this document describes the isolation and characteristics of the glucan sucrase gene, enzyme, and the produced glucan from six strains of the genus Lactobacillus. ing.
- Non-Patent Document 3 relates to the production of glucan using glucan sucrase derived from a strain of Lactobacillus satsumensis isolated from a fermented beverage starter culture.
- Non-Patent Document 4 relates to two types of glucan sucrases (GtfA and Gtf180) derived from Lactobacillus reuteri. This document describes the structural characteristics of glucosylated lactose derivatives synthesized by enzymes, and states that both enzymes were able to bind glucosyl residues ( ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2) to the reducing glucose unit of lactose. has been done.
- Patent Document 4 describes an edible composition containing lactic acid bacteria, an enzyme synthesized by the lactic acid bacteria, and an extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) product of the enzyme.
- Preferred examples of lactic acid bacteria include those of the genus Lactobacillus, and it is stated that EPS is obtained after fermentation with a specific species of lactic acid bacteria that is capable of producing glucan sucrase enzymes.
- Preferred examples of carbohydrates having a hexose structure include 3-ketotrehalose, 3-ketocodibiose, 3-ketoisomaltose, 3-ketolactose, 3-ketomaltose, 3-ketosucrose, and 3-ketomaltitol. are listed.
- Patent Document 6 describes an in-vivo lipid regulator containing one or more selected from cordibiose, corditriose, cordibiosyl glucoside, corditetraose, and corditriosyl glucoside as an active ingredient. .
- galactosylcordibiose an oligosaccharide
- galactosylcordibiose has a structure in which glucosyl residues are bonded to the glucose unit of lactose
- the inventors' studies have revealed that it has excellent prebiotic ability. Therefore, it can be expected to be a new functional ingredient in foods, medicines, and cosmetics.
- galactosylcordibiose in the production of galactosylcordibiose, galactosylcordibiose is isomerized during the process of spray drying a solution containing this sugar and the process of heating concentrating or heat sterilizing the sugar solution. It turns out that there are cases. It is desirable that at least 80% of the galactosylcordibiose is retained even after a process involving heating.
- the present inventors mixed glucan sucrase, sucrose, and lactose, which is a sugar acceptor in transglycosylation reaction, and performed an enzymatic reaction under appropriate conditions. As a result, it was found that galactosylcordibiose could be obtained in high yield.
- the present inventors have found that a solution of galactosylcordibiose has high thermal stability on the acidic side, and that the thermal stability tends to decrease when the pH exceeds a specific value.
- the present invention provides the following [1] An oligosaccharide-containing composition comprising the step of allowing glucan sucrase to act on a composition containing lactose and sucrose to obtain a composition containing galactosylcordibiose. How things are manufactured. [2] The production method according to 1, wherein glucan sucrase is used as lactic acid bacteria or a processed product thereof. [3] The production method according to 2, wherein the lactic acid bacterium is a lactic acid bacterium that constantly expresses glucan sucrase. [4] The production method according to any one of 1 to 3, wherein the glucan sucrase is a bacterial cell-bound type.
- the lactic acid bacteria or the processed product thereof is any one selected from the group consisting of live bacterial cells, dead bacterial cells, a culture containing bacterial cells, crushed bacterial cells, and a purified product of glucan sucrase. 5.
- a method for producing an oligosaccharide-containing composition comprising the step of obtaining a composition containing galactosylcordibiose.
- A a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8;
- B a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having high sequence identity with the amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8 and having glucan sucrase activity;
- C A protein consisting of an amino acid sequence obtained by substituting, deleting, inserting, and/or adding multiple amino acids in the amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8, and having glucan sucrase activity.
- the production method according to 10, wherein the glucan sucrase consists of the following protein (B') or (C').
- a step of obtaining a composition containing galactosylcordibiose by allowing a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase or a treated product thereof to act on a composition containing raw milk and sucrose; and adding a lactic acid bacteria starter to the raw milk.
- a method for producing fermented milk containing galactosylcodibiose which includes a step of adding and fermenting to obtain fermented milk.
- An enzyme agent containing glucan sucrase consisting of the following protein (A), (B), or (C).
- A a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8;
- B a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having high sequence identity with the amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8 and having glucan sucrase activity;
- C A protein consisting of an amino acid sequence obtained by substituting, deleting, inserting, and/or adding multiple amino acids in the amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8, and having glucan sucrase activity.
- the enzyme agent according to 13, wherein the glucan sucrase consists of the following protein (B') or (C').
- Glucan sucrase is contained as any one selected from the group consisting of live bacterial cells, dead bacterial cells, a culture containing bacterial cells, and crushed bacterial cells of lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase, 13 or 14.
- the enzyme agent described in [16] The enzyme preparation according to any one of 13 to 15, used in the production method according to any one of 1 to 12. [17] The enzyme agent according to any one of 13 to 16 for producing glucosyl epilactose. [18] A solution containing galactosylcordibiose and having a pH of less than 7.
- a composition containing galactosylcordibiose which has a pH of less than 7 when made into a solution with a solid content concentration of 10 to 80%.
- a composition containing galactosylcordibiose which has the following characteristics. (1) Contains 15-40% galactosylcordibiose based on solid content. (2) Contains 15-45% fructose based on solid content.
- the present invention provides the following.
- a method for producing an oligosaccharide-containing composition which includes the step of reacting a composition containing lactose and sucrose with lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or a treated product thereof to obtain a composition containing galactosylcordibiose. .
- the production method according to 1 or 2 wherein the glucan sucrase is a bacterial cell-bound type.
- the lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof is selected from the group consisting of live bacterial cells, dead bacterial cells, a culture containing bacterial cells, crushed bacterial cells, and a purified product of glucan sucrase.
- the manufacturing method according to any one of 1 to 7, which is a method for manufacturing a galactosylcodebiose-containing composition, in which galactosylcodebiose is extracted from the obtained composition containing galactosylcodebiose.
- a manufacturing method including a step of refining.
- a composition containing galactosylcodibiose obtained by allowing lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof to act on a composition containing lactose and sucrose.
- a method for producing fermented milk containing galactosylcodibiose which includes a step of adding and fermenting to obtain fermented milk.
- An enzyme agent containing any one selected from the group consisting of live bacterial cells, dead bacterial cells, a culture containing bacterial cells, and crushed bacterial cells of lactic acid bacteria expressing cell-bound glucan sucrase.
- the composition containing lactose is raw milk, skim milk, a reduced solution of a dried product containing lactose, skim concentrated milk, whey, milk protein concentrate (MPC), whey protein concentrate (WPC), whey protein isolation 15.
- the use according to 14 which is any one selected from the group consisting of a milk raw material (WPI), a membrane permeate or membrane retentate derived from a milk raw material, a milk concentrate, and a lactic acid bacteria culture containing lactose.
- WPI milk raw material
- a membrane permeate or membrane retentate derived from a milk raw material a milk concentrate
- a lactic acid bacteria culture containing lactose lactic acid bacteria culture containing lactose.
- the lactic acid bacterium is a lactic acid bacterium that constantly expresses glucan sucrase.
- the present invention provides the following.
- [1] A solution containing galactosylcordibiose and having a pH of less than 7.
- [3] 1 or 2 obtained by a production method including the step of reacting a composition containing lactose and sucrose with a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof to obtain a composition containing galactosylcordibiose. or a dried product thereof.
- a composition containing galactosylcordibiose and glucosyl epilactose are examples of the composition containing galactosylcordibiose and glucosyl epilactose.
- composition according to 4 further comprising any sugar selected from the group consisting of lactose, fructose, and sucrose, and having a galactosylcordibiose content of 10 to 50% per solid content.
- 4 or 5 obtained by a production method comprising the step of reacting a composition containing lactose and sucrose with lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof to obtain a composition containing galactosylcordibiose.
- the composition described in . [7] A composition containing galactosylcordibiose, which has a pH of less than 7 when made into a solution with a solid content concentration of 10 to 80%.
- 7 or 8 obtained by a production method comprising the step of reacting a composition containing lactose and sucrose with lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof to obtain a composition containing galactosylcordibiose.
- the composition described in . [10] A composition containing galactosylcordibiose having the following characteristics. (1) Contains 15-40% galactosylcordibiose based on solid content. (2) Contains 15-45% fructose based on solid content. (3) When heated at 120°C for 20 minutes as a solution with a solid content concentration of 12%.
- the residual rate of galactosylcordibiose is 80% or more
- a method for producing an oligosaccharide-containing composition [12] Glucosyl epilactose or a composition containing the same.
- oligosaccharides such as galactosylcodibiose can be efficiently produced using a composition containing sucrose and lactose as raw materials by allowing glucan sucrase to act.
- by-products such as those produced when producing milk protein concentrate (MPC) can be effectively used.
- lactic acid bacteria that constantly express glucan sucrase As the lactic acid bacteria that express glucan sucrase, there is no need to add sucrose as an inducer when preparing a crude enzyme solution, and glucan by-products can be prevented. I can do it.
- a lactic acid bacterium that expresses cell-bound glucan sucrase as the lactic acid bacterium that expresses glucan sucrase, it is possible to prevent glucan sucrase from being secreted into the culture supernatant and diluting it.
- a solution of galactosylcordibiose or a dried product thereof which has high stability, particularly thermal stability.
- the present embodiment relates to a method for producing a composition containing an oligosaccharide such as galactosylcordibiose.
- This production method includes the step of treating a composition containing lactose and sucrose with glucan sucrase, a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase, or a treated product thereof to obtain a composition containing galactosylcodebiose.
- the present invention also relates to an enzyme agent containing lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof.
- the invention further relates to the use of lactose-containing by-products obtained during the production of dairy products.
- glucan sucrase refers to an enzyme belonging to the glycoside hydrolase (also called glycosyl hydrolases) family 70 (GH70), unless otherwise specified ((CAZy) databases, and Cantarel et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 37:D233-238, 2009).
- the lactic acid bacteria used are not particularly limited as long as they produce the desired glucan sucrase.
- One preferred example is lactic acid bacteria belonging to the Lactobacillaceae family or the Streptococcus family.
- a taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillus and Leuconostocaceae. Int J According to the reclassified classification by Syst Evol Microbiol. 2020 Apr; 70(4): 2782-2858.
- the Lactobacillaceae family includes 31 genera: Genus Lactobacillus, Genus Paralactobacillus, Genus Holzapfelia, Genus Amylolactobacillus, Genus Bombilactobacillus, Genus Companilactobacillus, Genus Rapidilactobacillus ( Genus Lapidilactobacillus, Genus Agrilactobacillus, Genus Schleiferilactobacillus, Genus Loigolactobacillus, Genus Lacticaseibacillus, Genus Latilactobacillus, Genus Dellaglioa.
- Liquorilactobacillus Liquorilactobacillus, Ligilactobacillus, Lactiplantibacillus, Furfurilactobacillus, Paucilactobacillus, Limosilactobacillus Genus Limosilactobacillus, Genus Fructilactobacillus, Genus Acetilactobacillus, Genus Apilactobacillus, Genus Levilactobacillus, Genus Secundilactobacillus, Genus Lentilactobacillus.
- lactic acid bacteria belonging to the Lactobacillaceae family lactic acid bacteria belonging to the Lactobacillaceae family excluding lactic acid bacteria belonging to Limosilactobacillus reuteri are used, and preferably lactic acid bacteria belonging to the Lactobacillaceae family excluding lactic acid bacteria belonging to the Limosilactobacillus genus are used.
- lactic acid bacteria belonging to the Lactobacillaceae family lactic acid bacteria belonging to the genus Liquorilactobacillus are used.
- Liquorilactobacillus examples include: Liquorilactobacillus aquaticus, Liquorilactobacillus cacaonum, Liquorilactobacillus capillatus, Liquorilactobacillus ghanensis, Liquorilactobacillus hordei, Liquorilactobacillus mali, Liquorilactobacillus nagelii, Liquorilactobacillus oeni, Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis, Liquorilactobacillus sicerae, Liquorilactobacillus sucicola, Liquorilactobacillus uvarum, Liquorilactobacillus vini
- lactic acid bacteria belonging to the Streptococcus family it is preferable to use lactic acid bacteria belonging to the Streptococcus genus, and more preferably to use lactic acid bacteria belonging to Streptococcus mutans.
- the lactic acid bacterium Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis is used among the lactic acid bacteria belonging to the genus Liquorilactobacillus.
- An example of a particularly preferred strain of Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis is strain JCM12392. According to the classification before reorganization, Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis falls under Lactobacillus satsumensis. Therefore, strain JCM12392 is described as Lactobacillus satsumensis in RIKEN BioResource Center, GENERAL CATALOG No. 9, 2012, JAPAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS, M51. Strain JCM12392 is available from the RIKEN BioResource Center (RIKEN BRC) Japan Collection of Microorganisms (RIKEN BRC-JCM, Japan) under JCM number JCM12392.
- RIKEN BRC Japan Collection of Microorganisms
- the lactic acid bacteria used are those that constantly express glucan sucrase.
- Constantly expressing glucan sucrase means that the gene is expressed without the need for induction by a substrate or the like.
- a glucan sucrase that is constantly expressed is referred to as a constantly expressed type or constant type, and a glucan sucrase that requires expression induction is referred to as an inducible expression type or inducible type. Whether or not glucan sucrase is constantly expressed can be confirmed by evaluating the mRNA transcription level by qPCR and protein expression level by Western blotting.
- sucrose is required to express glucan sucrase.
- sucrose is also a substrate for glucan sucrase, it also participates in the reaction of adding glucose to glucan chains, producing glucan.
- High molecular weight glucans can make the prepared liquid highly viscous.
- sucrose is not required during the preparation of lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof, and glucans are not produced.
- lactic acid bacteria of the genus Leuconostoc are well known as one of the lactic acid bacteria that express glucan sucrase, but the glucan sucrase expressed by the lactic acid bacteria of the genus Leuconostoc is mainly of an inducible type.
- the lactic acid bacteria used express a cell-bound type of glucan sucrase.
- a cell-bound type of glucan sucrase it is necessary to confirm the enzyme activity of the bacterial cells and culture supernatant, or to confirm whether the amino acid sequence of the enzyme or its precursor contains a secretion signal. It can be determined by
- the enzyme can be easily recovered together with the bacterial cells by centrifugation. This is preferable in this respect.
- glucan sucrases used in this embodiment include glucan sucrases consisting of the following proteins (A), (B), or (C).
- the glucan sucrase consisting of the protein (A), (B), or (C) below may be in the form of a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof, and in such a case, the production of the present embodiment may also be carried out. It can be said that glucan sucrase is used in the method.
- A a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8;
- B a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence having high sequence identity with the amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8 and having glucan sucrase activity;
- C A protein consisting of an amino acid sequence in which one or more amino acids are substituted, deleted, inserted, and/or added to the amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 8, and has glucan sucrase activity.
- the glucan sucrase consists of the following protein (B') or (C').
- B' An amino acid sequence having high sequence identity with the amino acid sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 to 8, provided that the portion corresponding to positions 450-467, 488-499, and 559-573 of SEQ ID NO: 1 a protein consisting of the same amino acid sequence and having glucan sucrase activity;
- C' An amino acid sequence obtained by substituting, deleting, inserting, and/or adding one or more amino acids in the amino acid sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 to 8, provided that positions 450-467 of SEQ ID NO: 1 , 488-499, and 559-573 are identical in amino acid sequence, and have glucan sucrase activity.
- SEQ ID NO: 1 shows the amino acid sequence of GTF21, a constantly expressed and cell-bound glucan sucrase derived from Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis.
- the parts at positions 450-467, 488-499, and 559-573 are known to be important parts for the activity of glucan sucrase (Non-Patent Document 5: J. Agric. Food Chem. 2011, 59, 4148-4155).
- SEQ ID NOS: 2-4 show the amino acid sequences of glucan sucrases (GTF68, GTF29, and GFT39, respectively) possessed by L. satsumensis that have sequences other than SEQ ID NO: 1.
- SEQ ID NO: 5 shows the amino acid sequence of glucan sucrase possessed by Leuconostoc meseteroides (accession number AAB40875).
- SEQ ID NO: 6 shows the amino acid sequence of glucan sucrase possessed by Leuconostoc citreum (accession number ACY92456).
- SEQ ID NO: 7 shows the amino acid sequence of glucan sucrase possessed by Streptococcus mutans (accession number AAN58705).
- SEQ ID NO: 8 shows the amino acid sequence of glucan sucrase possessed by Limosilactobacillus reuteri (accession number AAU08001).
- sequence identity between each sequence and the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 is as described below and in FIG. These numbers are calculated by comparing the amino acid sequences of proteins using the BLAST algorithm (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/) provided by NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information). Calculated by analyzing (BLASTP). Sequence number 2 49% Sequence number 3 62% Sequence number 4 48% Sequence number 5 46% Sequence number 6 45% Sequence number 7 47% Sequence number 8 56%
- the glucan sucrase used consists of the protein (B) or (C), in which case the glucan sucrase, regardless of the sequence of the other parts, Amino acid (H) corresponding to position 565 of SEQ ID NO: 1, amino acid (D) corresponding to position 566 of SEQ ID NO: 1; Amino acid (S) corresponding to position 567 of SEQ ID NO: 1, One or more, preferably two or more, more preferably three or more, still more preferably all, selected from the amino acid (D) corresponding to position 571 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the amino acid (Q) corresponding to position 572 of SEQ ID NO: 1.
- Positions 566 to 567 and 571 to 572 of SEQ ID NO: 1 are important as recognition sites for the acceptor (lactose in the present invention) (Non-Patent Document 5). Positions 565-566 of SEQ ID NO: 1 are highly conserved among glucansucrases.
- the glucan sucrase used consists of the protein (B) or (C), in which case the glucan sucrase is located at positions 488-493 of SEQ ID NO: 1 (HLSILE), regardless of the sequence of the other parts.
- HLSILE HLSILE
- the amino acid (H) corresponding to position 488 of SEQ ID NO: 1 matches the amino acid (E) corresponding to position of SEQ ID NO: 1, regardless of the sequence of other parts.
- the glucan sucrase used consists of the protein (B) or (C), in which case the glucan sucrase, regardless of the sequence of the other parts, Amino acid (R) corresponding to position 453 of SEQ ID NO: 1, amino acid (D) corresponding to position 455 of SEQ ID NO: 1, Amino acid (A) corresponding to position 456 of SEQ ID NO: 1, and amino acid (D) corresponding to position 458 of SEQ ID NO: 1, One or more selected from, preferably two or more, more preferably three or more, and even more preferably all of them match SEQ ID NO:1.
- the glucan sucrase used is preferably an enzyme that has the activity of catalyzing the reaction of decomposing sucrose into glucose and fructose and the reaction of adding glucose to glucan chains, and has dextransucrase (EC 2.4.1.5) activity, alternansucrase ( EC 2.4.1.140) activity, reuteransucrase (EC 2.4.1.-) activity, ⁇ -4,6-glucanotransferase (EC 2.4.1.-) activity, ⁇ -1,2-branched dextransucrase (EC 2.4.1.-) ) activity, ⁇ -4,3-glucanotransferase (EC 2.4.1.-) activity, and mutansucrase (EC 2.4.1.372) activity, and preferably has at least dextransucrase ( EC 2.4.1.5) activity is more preferred.
- whether or not a certain protein has glucansucrase activity is determined by the following factors: dextranssucrase (EC 2.4.1.5) activity, alternansucrase (EC 2.4.1.140) activity, reuteransucrase (EC 2.4.1.-) activity, ⁇ -4,6-glucanotransferase (EC 2.4.1.-) activity, ⁇ -1,2-branched dextransucrase (EC 2.4.1.-) activity, and ⁇ -4,3-glucanotransferase (EC 2.4.1.-) Judgment can be made based on whether or not it has activity. Whether a certain protein has glucan sucrase activity is more preferably determined by whether the protein can have dextransucrase (EC 2.4.1.5) activity.
- high sequence identity means that the identity value is 45% or more, 46% or more, 47% or more, 48% or more, 49% or more, 50% or more, 56% or more. , 62% or more, preferably 63% or more, 70% or more, more preferably 80% or more, even more preferably 90% or more, still more preferably 95% or more, still more preferably 98% or more.
- identity of amino acid sequences refers to the number of identical amino acids shared between two sequences when the two sequences are aligned in an optimal manner, unless otherwise specified. means percentage.
- Search and analysis regarding the identity of amino acid sequences can be performed using algorithms or programs well known to those skilled in the art, such as GENETIX (registered trademark) ver. 14 (Genetics Co., Ltd.), BLASTN, BLASTP, BLASTX, and ClustalW. Parameters when using a program can be appropriately set by those skilled in the art, and default parameters for each program may be used. Specific techniques for these analysis methods are also well known to those skilled in the art.
- the number of substituted amino acids, etc. refers to the number of amino acids substituted, etc.
- the protein consisting of the amino acid sequence is As long as it has the desired activity, it is not particularly limited, but for glucan sucrase consisting of the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 consisting of a full-length 1075 amino acid sequence, for example, less than 50% (specifically 537 or less), preferably 37%. or less (specifically 409 or less), more preferably 200 or less, even more preferably 100 or less, even more preferably 50 or less, even more preferably 20 or less, even more preferably 1 to 9. say. If the substitution is with an amino acid with similar properties, there may be a larger number of substitutions. Means for preparing polynucleotides or proteins according to such amino acid sequences are well known to those skilled in the art.
- the amino acid corresponding to position x (xth from the N-terminus) of a reference sequence is the amino acid that corresponds to , refers to the amino acid corresponding to the amino acid at position x of the reference sequence in sequence S. If the sequence S has one or more amino acids deleted from the reference sequence, the position of this corresponding amino acid in the sequence S will be shifted from the reference sequence and may not be at position x. A person skilled in the art can appropriately determine which amino acid in sequence S corresponds to the amino acid corresponding to position x in the reference sequence.
- the glucan sucrase used is preferably one that is suitable for mass production of oligosaccharides. Specifically, it is preferable to use a substrate that can sufficiently exhibit its activity even at a high concentration of the substrate. In the mass production of oligosaccharides, from the viewpoint of production efficiency, it is preferable that the production can be carried out efficiently at a higher sucrose concentration.
- the glucan sucrase used is preferably one whose activity increases with calcium.
- lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof is not particularly limited as long as it contains glucan sucrase in a state having the desired activity.
- Preferred examples of lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or processed products thereof include live bacterial cells, dead bacterial cells, cultures containing bacterial cells, crushed bacterial cells, and purified products of glucan sucrase. These materials may be in a moist state or may be dried.
- Preferred examples of lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or processed products thereof, which are used in an embodiment in which the glucan sucrase-expressing lactic acid bacteria expresses cell-bound glucan sucrase include live bacterial cells, dead bacterial cells, and bacterial cells. Examples include cultures and crushed bacterial cells.
- Live bacterial cells can be obtained, for example, by culturing lactic acid bacteria in a commercially available medium, collecting the bacteria from the resulting culture solution, and performing operations such as washing as necessary.
- the dead bacterial cells can be obtained, for example, by sterilizing a collection of viable bacterial cells by sterilization treatment under conditions that do not inactivate glucan sucrase.
- a culture containing bacterial cells can be obtained, for example, by culturing lactic acid bacteria in a commercially available medium.
- the crushed bacterial cells can be obtained, for example, by physically crushing a collection of viable bacterial cells using a homogenizer, ball mill, bead mill, dyno mill, planetary mill, jet mill, French press, cell crusher, etc. It can also be obtained by disrupting the bacterial cell structure by autolysis, enzyme treatment, treatment with chemicals such as surfactants, etc.
- the degree of purification of the purified product of glucan sucrase is not particularly limited as long as the desired reaction can be performed.
- the purified product of glucan sucrase may be a highly purified product or a crudely purified product.
- the purification method is not particularly limited and can be performed using conventional techniques.
- the origin of the purified glucan sucrase is not particularly limited as long as it can be used as an enzyme to carry out the desired reaction. It may be purified from the cells or culture of lactic acid bacteria, produced and purified as a recombinant, or purified by chemical synthesis.
- Glucan sucrase a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase, or a processed product thereof can be used as a component of an enzyme preparation.
- glucan sucrase is preferably at least one of a constantly expressed type and a bacterial cell-bound type, and more preferably a constantly expressed type and a bacterial cell-bound type.
- constantly expressed glucan sucrases and bacterial cell-bound glucan sucrases include glucan sucrases consisting of the proteins (A), (B), or (C) described above.
- lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof as a component of the enzyme preparation contains glucan sucrase in a state having the desired activity.
- glucan sucrase itself, it may be live bacterial cells, dead bacterial cells, a culture containing bacterial cells, or crushed bacterial cells. Using this form as a component of an enzyme preparation is particularly suitable when a bacterial cell-bound glucan sucrase is used as a component.
- Enzyme preparations may contain excipients, buffers, suspending agents, stabilizers, preservatives, preservatives, physiological saline, etc. in addition to glucan sucrase, lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase, or processed products thereof. good.
- excipients include starch, dextrin, maltose, trehalose, lactose, D-glucose, sorbitol, D-mannitol, white sugar, glycerol.
- buffering agents include phosphate, citrate, acetate, and the like.
- stabilizers include propylene glycol and ascorbic acid.
- preservatives examples include phenol, benzalkonium chloride, benzyl alcohol, chlorobutanol, methylparaben.
- preservatives include ethanol, benzalkonium chloride, paraoxybenzoic acid, and chlorobutanol.
- Glucan sucrase can be produced using lactic acid bacteria or processed products thereof, or can also be produced by other methods. For example, it may be produced by expressing glucan sucrase in a suitable expression system. That is, a suitable host is transformed using a polynucleotide encoding glucan sucrase consisting of the protein (A), (B), or (C) described above, and the resulting transformant is capable of producing glucan sucrase. can be produced.
- the host include bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and lactic acid bacteria, yeast, and filamentous fungi, and can be appropriately selected depending on the type and operability of the recombinant vector.
- vectors can be used, and examples of such vectors include plasmid vectors, which can be appropriately selected depending on the host, operability, and the like.
- Glucan sucrase may be produced by chemical synthesis. That is, based on the amino acid sequence information of glucan sucrase consisting of protein (A), (B), or (C) mentioned above, Fmoc method (fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl method), tBoc method (t-butyloxycarbonyl method) Glucan sucrase can be synthesized according to a chemical synthesis method such as the following method, or can also be synthesized using various commercially available peptide synthesizers.
- Glucansucrase can be produced by genome editing an organism that has a gene encoding glucansucrase and using the resulting genome-edited organism. Genome editing can upregulate the expression of the gene encoding the glucan sucrase of interest. Examples of genome editing techniques that can be used include ZFN, TALEN, CRISPR/Cas9, and PPR, and those skilled in the art can appropriately select one according to the situation.
- Enzymes can be used in fields such as food processing. Specific examples include treatment of compositions containing lactose and production of oligosaccharides such as galactosylcordibiose.
- composition containing lactose and sucrose The manufacturing method of this embodiment uses a composition containing lactose and sucrose.
- a composition containing lactose and sucrose may be obtained by adding sucrose to a composition containing lactose.
- the composition containing lactose is preferably a by-product obtained in the manufacturing process of dairy products or milk raw materials, and examples thereof include raw milk, skim milk, reduced liquid of dry matter containing lactose, skim concentrated milk, whey, and milk protein concentrate.
- MPC whey protein concentrate
- WPI whey protein isolate
- milk-derived membrane permeate also referred to as permeate
- membrane retentate also referred to as retentate
- milk concentrate examples include lactic acid bacteria cultures containing lactose.
- the reduced solution of dry matter containing lactose is a solution prepared by adjusting a dried matter containing lactose derived from known milk, such as whole milk powder, skim milk powder, whey protein concentrate powder, whey protein isolate powder, to an arbitrary concentration. say.
- membranes used in the production of dairy raw materials include microfiltration membranes (MF membranes), ultrafiltration membranes (UF membranes), nanofiltration membranes (NF membranes), and reverse osmosis membranes (RO membranes).
- MF membranes microfiltration membranes
- UF membranes ultrafiltration membranes
- NF membranes nanofiltration membranes
- RO membranes reverse osmosis membranes
- permeate obtained by MF membrane and UF membrane can be preferably used in the production method of the present invention as a composition containing lactose. This is because permeate, which is produced as a by-product in the production of milk raw materials such as MPC, contains a large amount of lactose.
- NF membrane or an RO membrane is used, the retentate contains lactose.
- the lactose-containing composition uses a by-product during the production of dairy products or milk raw materials.
- by-products include whey when manufacturing cheese and permeate when manufacturing WPC and MPC.
- permeate the content of acids such as lactic acid is 1% or less, preferably 0.8% or less, more preferably 0.7% or less, so that the pH for optimal conditions for the enzymatic reaction is maintained. This is preferable because no adjustment is required.
- glucan sucrase has the activity of catalyzing the reaction of decomposing sucrose into glucose and fructose and the reaction of adding glucose to glucan chains.
- lactose which is the main component of whey or protein membrane concentrated permeate
- lactose which is the main component of whey or protein membrane concentrated permeate
- galactosylcordibiose which has a cordibiose skeleton
- the present invention utilizes such an enzymatic reaction.
- the concentration of lactose can be set as appropriate as long as the desired product is obtained.
- the concentration of lactose can be, for example, 3.0% or more, preferably 6.0% or more, more preferably 12% or more, still more preferably 15% or more, and even more preferably 20% or more. % or more. Moreover, it can be 40% or less, may be 30% or less, or may be 17% or less.
- the concentration of sucrose can be adjusted as appropriate as long as the desired product is obtained.
- the concentration of sucrose can be, for example, 5.0% or more, preferably 10% or more, more preferably 30% or more, and still more preferably 50%. Moreover, it can be 64% or less, preferably 60% or less, more preferably 56% or less, and still more preferably 52% or less.
- concentrations and ratios of components are indicated, unless otherwise specified, they are indicated as values based on mass.
- the ratio of sucrose and lactose can be adjusted as appropriate as long as the desired product can be obtained.
- the ratio of sucrose to lactose (sucrose: lactose) can be, for example, 0.5:1 to 11:1, preferably 0.7:1 to 9:1, and more preferably 0.8 :1 to 6:1, more preferably 1:1 to 4:1.
- a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof When a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof is allowed to act on a composition containing lactose and sucrose, the concentration of the lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof may be adjusted as appropriate as long as the desired product is obtained. It can be done.
- lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase are used as live bacteria, the lactic acid bacteria are cultured under appropriate conditions, collected from the resulting culture solution, washed as necessary, and then diluted to 0.2 to 2 times the original culture solution. A suspension of bacteria by adding a certain amount of buffer can be used as the glucan sucrase-expressing lactic acid bacteria or a processed product thereof.
- Such a suspension of lactic acid bacteria has a concentration of 1.0 to 25%, preferably 2.0 to 20%, more preferably 3.0 to 18%, and still more preferably 4.0 to 15%. It can be added to the system so that Alternatively, a concentrate obtained by culturing lactic acid bacteria under appropriate conditions and concentrating the culture solution can be used as the glucan sucrase-expressing lactic acid bacteria or a processed product thereof. Such lactic acid bacteria concentrate should be added to the system at a concentration of 0.01 to 10%, preferably 0.05 to 5%, 0.1 to 3%, and 0.2 to 0.6%. I can do it.
- a system in which lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof acts on a composition containing lactose and sucrose may contain a component that increases the activity of glucan sucrase, or a component that inhibits the activity. Preferably not.
- the glucan sucrase is a glucan sucrase composed of the above-mentioned proteins (A), (B), or (C)
- an example of a component that increases glucan sucrase activity is calcium
- an example of a component that inhibits glucan sucrase is iron ions.
- glucan sucrase lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase, or processed products thereof are allowed to act on a composition containing lactose and sucrose.
- the pH can be from 3.5 to 7.0, preferably from 4.0 to 6.5, more preferably from 4.5 to 6.0.
- the temperature can be 4-55°C, preferably 20-52°C, more preferably 30-51°C, even more preferably 46-50°C.
- the time period for which glucan sucrase, or lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase, or a treated product thereof, is allowed to act on a composition containing lactose and sucrose can be set so as to sufficiently obtain the desired purified product.
- the time for this is usually 4 to 96 hours, preferably 6 to 80 hours, more preferably 8 to 72 hours, and still more preferably 12 to 64 hours.
- composition containing galactosylcodibiose, final product includes the step of treating a composition containing lactose and sucrose with glucan sucrase, a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase, or a treated product thereof to obtain a composition containing galactosylcordibiose.
- the production method of the present invention can be implemented for the purpose of producing various oligosaccharide-containing compositions.
- the desired final product oligosaccharide is, for example, one selected from the group consisting of cordibiose and oligosaccharides having cordibiose as a constituent sugar.
- cordibiose when referring to an oligosaccharide having cordibiose as a constituent sugar, cordibiose itself is not included.
- “any” means “at least one" unless otherwise specified.
- oligosaccharides containing cordibiose as a constituent sugar include galactosylcordibiose, which is a trisaccharide, and tetrasaccharide, in which one molecule of a monosaccharide such as glucose is bonded to galactosylcordibiose.
- galactosyl cordibiose refers to cordibiose with galactose ⁇ or ⁇ bonded to any of positions 1 to 8 of cordibiose below, unless otherwise specified.
- galactose can bind to the OH at position 8 in four ways: ⁇ - ⁇ , ⁇ - ⁇ , ⁇ - ⁇ , and ⁇ - ⁇ , and in two ways to the OH at positions 2 to 7. Therefore, it is assumed that there are 18 types of galactosylcodibiose.
- one of the galactosylcodebioses produced is ⁇ -D-glucopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 2)-[ ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 4)-]D-glucopyranoside).
- This sugar can also be written as a type of glucosyllactose.
- glucosyllactose refers to glucose bound to lactose, unless otherwise specified. More specifically, it refers to one selected from those in which glucose is ⁇ - or ⁇ -linked to any of positions 1 to 8 of lactose below.
- glucose can be bound to the OH at position 1 in four ways: ⁇ - ⁇ , ⁇ - ⁇ , ⁇ - ⁇ , and ⁇ - ⁇ , and to the OH at positions 2 to 7 in two ways. Therefore, 18 types of glucosyllactose are assumed.
- ⁇ -D-glucopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 2)-[ ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 4)-]D-glucopyranoside is a substance in which glucose is ⁇ -bonded to the OH at position 8 (8 ⁇ form).
- Glucosyllactose which is not this sugar, can be produced.
- 17 types of glucosyllactose other than this sugar (1 ⁇ - ⁇ form, 1 ⁇ - ⁇ form, 1 ⁇ - ⁇ form, 1 ⁇ - ⁇ form, 2 ⁇ form, 2 ⁇ form, 3 ⁇ form, 3 ⁇ form, 4 ⁇ form, 4 ⁇ form) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, or 17 may be produced.
- the composition obtained by the step of allowing glucansucrase, or a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucansucrase, or a processed product thereof to act on a composition containing lactose and sucrose may contain unreacted lactose in addition to galactosylcordibiose. and may also contain fructose produced from the breakdown of sucrose. The amount of fructose in the resulting composition is usually at least equimolar to that of galactosylcordibiose.
- the composition may also contain a tetrasaccharide in which one molecule of a monosaccharide such as glucose is bound to the trisaccharide galactosylcordibiose.
- the production method of the present invention may be explained using an example in which the final product, the oligosaccharide-containing composition, is a galactosylcordibiose-containing composition.
- the explanation also applies to the case of producing a composition containing a tetrasaccharide in which one molecule of a monosaccharide such as glucose is bound to galactosylcordibiose.
- a composition containing a tetrasaccharide in which one molecule of a monosaccharide such as glucose is bound to galactosylcordibiose.
- galactosylcordibiose by appropriately replacing it with a tetrasaccharide in which one molecule of a monosaccharide such as glucose is bound to galactosylcordibiose.
- the composition obtained by the manufacturing method can be in various forms.
- the form of the composition may be the obtained reaction liquid as it is, or it may be in the form of a concentrate, frozen product, or dried product after passing through the purification process described below if necessary.
- the dried product can be in the form of powder or granules.
- the resulting composition can be used as a sweetener, taste improver, quality improver, stabilizer, anti-discoloration agent, excipient, or functional ingredient described below in the fields of foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, etc. be able to.
- Foods and drugs include not only those for humans but also those for non-human animals, unless otherwise specified. Unless otherwise specified, food includes general foods, functional foods, and nutritional compositions, as well as therapeutic foods (foods that serve the purpose of treatment. Foods include meals prepared by a doctor and prepared by a nutritionist, etc.). ), diet food, ingredient-adjusted food, nursing care food, and treatment support food. Foods include not only solid foods but also liquid foods, such as beverages, drinks, liquid foods, and soups, unless otherwise specified.
- the composition can also be used as a functional ingredient.
- cordibiose and oligosaccharides containing cordibiose as a constituent sugar such as galactosyl cordibiose
- the composition obtained by the production method of the present invention can be used to promote the growth of Parabacteroides bacteria in the intestinal flora, and thus can be used to promote the growth of Bifidobacterium bacteria in the intestinal flora.
- composition of The products can be used for the treatment of these diseases, as well as for the treatment of other diseases or conditions that are ameliorated by promoting the growth of Parabacteroides bacteria in the intestine.
- the composition can be expected to promote mineral absorption and regulate the intestines. It can be used to treat other conditions that are improved by promoting the growth of Bifidobacterium bacteria.
- composition can be used as a prebiotic or synbiotic.
- the production method of the present invention includes, in addition to the step of reacting glucan sucrase, or lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase, or a treated product thereof, on a composition containing lactose and sucrose to obtain a composition containing galactosylcodibiose. It may further include various steps.
- the manufacturing method may further include a purification step.
- target components to be purified in the purification step include galactosylcordibiose and tetrasaccharides in which one molecule of monosaccharide such as glucose is bonded to galactosylcordibiose.
- the purification step may include, for example, treatment with activated carbon, separation by chromatography, treatment with ion exchange resin, filtration, concentration, crystallization, crystal separation, drying, cooling, temperature control, humidity control, and the like.
- the degree of purification is not particularly limited.
- the purity of galactosylcodibiose can be 30% or more, 40% or more, 50% or more, 60% or more, 70% or more, 80% or more, 90% or more, 95% or more, 97% or more It can be.
- the manufacturing method may further include a pH adjustment step.
- the agent for pH adjustment used in the pH adjustment step is not particularly limited as long as it is suitable for producing foods, medicines, and cosmetics. Examples include organic acids such as citric acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, succinic acid, ascorbic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, fumaric acid, inorganic acids such as phosphoric acid, and salts thereof. Adjusting the resulting composition to an appropriate pH may be important for stabilizing the desired components included.
- the pH can be adjusted to, for example, pH 3.0 to 8.0, may be pH 4.0 to 7.0, or may be pH 4.5 to 6.0.
- the manufacturing method further includes a sterilization step.
- the stage of performing the sterilization process is not particularly limited, and the sterilization process may be performed multiple times as necessary.
- a composition containing lactose and sucrose can be sterilized before acting with glucan sucrase, a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase, or a treated product thereof.
- the resulting composition containing galactosylcordibiose can be sterilized under conditions that inactivate glucan sucrase.
- the composition may be sterilized before the concentration step.
- the means for sterilization is not particularly limited as long as it does not affect the target components. Examples include heat sterilization (UHT sterilization, retort sterilization, etc.) and ultraviolet sterilization.
- a method for producing galactosylcodibiose-containing fermented milk comprising the following steps: An enzyme treatment step in which a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase or a treated product thereof is applied to a composition containing raw milk and sucrose to obtain a composition containing galactosylcordibiose; and a lactic acid bacteria starter is added to the raw milk. Fermentation process of adding and fermenting to obtain fermented milk
- the order of the enzyme treatment step and fermentation step is not particularly limited.
- a lactic acid bacteria starter may be further added to perform the fermentation treatment step, or after performing the fermentation step, lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase or a processed product thereof may be further added to produce the enzyme. Processing may be performed. Through such a process, galactosylcordibiose can be contained in fermented milk without external addition.
- raw milk examples include raw milk, cow's milk, special milk, skim milk, partially skimmed milk, and mixtures of any of these.
- the lactic acid bacteria used as a starter are not particularly limited as long as they are suitable for producing fermented milk.
- Lactobacillus delbrueckii is used.
- Lactobacillus delbrueckii it is preferable to use those classified as Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus.
- Streptococcus thermophilus may be used. Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Streptococcus thermophilus may be used in combination.
- a method for producing a milk concentrate containing galactosylcordibiose comprising the following steps: A step of allowing glucan sucrase, or lactic acid bacteria expressing glucan sucrase, or a processed product thereof to act on a composition containing raw material skim concentrated milk and sucrose to obtain skimmed concentrated milk containing galactosylcodibiose; Optionally, drying the obtained skim concentrated milk
- the milk concentrate obtained in this embodiment for example, concentrated milk (concentrated raw milk, cow's milk, or special milk, The solid content is 25.5% or more and the milk fat content is 7.0% or more), skim concentrated milk (concentrated raw milk, milk or special milk from which the milk fat has been removed) , non-fat milk solids content is 18.5% or more, and the number of bacteria (per 1 g by standard plate culture method) is 100,000 or less), as well as raw milk, milk, or concentrated special milk.
- ⁇ Embodiment 2 Composition containing galactosylcordibiose etc.> This embodiment relates to a solution containing galactosylcordibiose and a composition containing galactosylcordibiose and glucosyl epilactose, the pH of which is below a certain value.
- composition (Galactosylcordibiose, pH of solution, content)
- composition of this embodiment comprises galactosylcordibiose (as previously defined herein).
- the composition contains ⁇ -D-glucopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 2)-[ ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 4)-]D-glucopyranoside), which is one of galactosylcordibiose. .
- This ⁇ -D-glucopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 2)-[ ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 4)-]D-glucopyranoside is expressed as 4-galactosylcordibiose or 4'-galactosylcordibiose. Sometimes. It may also be expressed as a type of glucosyllactose (as defined herein).
- the composition contains a sugar other than this sugar, regardless of whether it contains this ⁇ -D-glucopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 2)-[ ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 4)-]D-glucopyranoside.
- glucosyllactose Specifically, the composition contains 17 types of glucosyllactose other than this sugar (1 ⁇ - ⁇ form, 1 ⁇ - ⁇ form, 1 ⁇ - ⁇ form, 1 ⁇ - ⁇ form, 2 ⁇ form, 2 ⁇ form, 3 ⁇ form, 3 ⁇ form, 4 ⁇ body, 4 ⁇ body, 5 ⁇ body, 5 ⁇ body, 6 ⁇ body, 6 ⁇ body, 7 ⁇ body, 7 ⁇ body, 8 ⁇ body). , 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, or 17.
- the content of galactosylcodibiose in the composition is not particularly limited.
- the solid content can be 10% or more, 15% or more, preferably 20% or more, more preferably 25% or more, and still more preferably 30% or more. preferable.
- the upper limit is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 100%, 99% or less, 80% or less, 70% or less, or 50% or less. It may be 40% or less.
- the content of galactosylcordibiose in the composition can be 10 to 50% based on solid content, more preferably 15 to 40%, and even more preferably 30 to 40%.
- the content or concentration of a component when expressed numerically, the value is based on mass, unless otherwise specified.
- the composition is a solution (sugar solution) with a pH of less than 7.
- it has a pH of less than 7 when made into a solution with a solid content concentration of 10 to 80%.
- the pH can be, for example, 2 or more, 2.5 or more, 3 or more, preferably 3 or more and 6 or less, and more preferably 4 or more and 6 or less. This range is because galactosylcordibiose has higher thermal stability.
- the pH of the solution can, if appropriate, be determined based on a 12% solids concentration of the solution.
- pH can be measured by the usual measuring method in this field.
- the composition is a concentrate, frozen product, or dried product containing galactosylcordibiose, which has a pH of less than 7 when made into a solution (aqueous solution) with a solid content concentration of 10 to 80%.
- dried product refers to a solution obtained by drying the solution until the water content is 7% or less, preferably 5% or less.
- the water content can be measured by an official method for measuring the water content of sugars in the food field or the Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Standards (JAS). Examples of dry products include powders and granules.
- the pH can be, for example, 2 or more, 2.5 or more, and 3 or more. It is preferably 3 or more and 6 or less, more preferably 4 or more and 6 or less. This range is because galactosylcordibiose has higher thermal stability.
- the pH of the solution can, if appropriate, be determined based on a 12% solids concentration of the solution.
- the solid content concentration refers to the concentration of solid content dissolved in a solution.
- Solids concentration can be measured by conventional methods in the art. Solids concentration can be expressed as Brix value or sugar content, where appropriate. Brix value and sugar content can be measured using known measuring methods as appropriate, and are generally measured using commercially available equipment (for example, digital refractometer brand name "RX-5000 ⁇ " (manufactured by Atago Corporation)). can do.
- High thermal stability means that the residual rate of galactosylcordibiose when heated as a solution with a solid content concentration of 12% at 120 ° C. for 20 minutes is 80% or more, preferably 90% or more, More preferably, it is 95% or more.
- the solid content concentration of the solution is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 10% or more, preferably 30% or more, and more preferably 50% or more. , more preferably 60 or more.
- the upper limit is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 80% or less, 78% or less, or 76% or less.
- the solid content is mainly composed of sugars, but may contain components other than sugars. Examples of components other than sugars include enzymes used in the production method described below and agents for adjusting pH. Components other than sugars have a small contribution and may be ignored.
- composition In addition to galactosylcordibiose, the composition also contains glucosyl epilactose, more specifically glucosyl epilactose ( ⁇ -D-Glcp-(1 ⁇ 2)-[ ⁇ -D-Galp-(1 ⁇ 4)-]D- Manp). This sugar is sometimes written as 2-glucosyl epilactose.
- glucosyl epilactose refers to a trisaccharide having the following structure, unless otherwise specified.
- composition may further contain the aforementioned ⁇ -D-glucopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 2)-[ ⁇ -D-galactopyranosyl-(1 ⁇ 4)-]D-glucopyranoside, and may also include Regardless of whether or not it may contain glucosyllactose other than this sugar.
- Glucosyl epilactose is a novel compound discovered by the present inventors to be produced in a solution of heat-treated galactosylcodibiose.
- Glucosyl epilactose can be produced by adjusting a composition containing galactosylcodibiose to pH 7 or higher and then heating it at 100°C or higher, preferably 110°C or higher.
- the content of glucosyl epilactose is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 5% or less, preferably 3% or less, more preferably 1% or less, and even more preferably 0.1% based on solid content. % or less.
- the lower limit is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 0.001% or more, 0.01% or more, or 0.05% or more per solid content.
- the mass ratio of galactosylcodibiose to glucosyl epilactose is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 99.99:0.01 to 80: 20, and may be 99.9:0.1 to 85:15, or may be 99:1 to 90:10.
- composition may also further contain any sugar selected from the group consisting of lactose, fructose, and sucrose.
- any means “at least one” unless otherwise specified.
- the content of fructose is not particularly limited, but may be contained in an amount of, for example, 5% or more, preferably 15% or more, more preferably 20% or more, and even more preferably 30% or more based on the solid content. .
- the upper limit is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 45% or less, 40% or less, or 35% or less based on solid content.
- the purity of galactosylcodibiose is high, the content of fructose should be small, and it is preferable that it is not included.
- the mass ratio of galactosylcodibiose to fructose is not particularly limited, but is, for example, from 15 to 40:15 to 45, and from 17 to 37:17. 37, or 20-35:25-40.
- the content of lactose is not particularly limited, but may be contained, for example, at 30% or less, preferably at 25% or less, more preferably at 20% or less, even more preferably at 15% or less, based on solid content.
- the lower limit is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 1% or more, 5% or more, or 10% or more based on solid content.
- the purity of galactosylcodibiose is high, the content of lactose should be small, and it is preferable that it is not contained.
- the mass ratio of galactosylcordibiose to lactose is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 15-40:15-30, 17-37:17- 37, or 20-35:20-25.
- the content of sucrose is not particularly limited, but per solid content, for example, 30% or less, preferably 25% or less, more preferably 20% or less, still more preferably 15% or less, It may be contained in an amount of 10% or less, 5% or less, 1% or less, 0.5% or less, 0.2% or less, or 0.1% or less.
- the lower limit is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 0.01% or more, 0.5% or more, 1% or more, 5% or more, or 10% or more per solid content.
- all of the sucrose may be used for the reaction and may be below the detection limit.
- the mass ratio of galactosylcordibiose to sucrose is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 15-40:15-30, 17-37 : may be from 17 to 37, or from 20 to 35: from 20 to 25.
- composition may also contain a tetrasaccharide in which one molecule of a monosaccharide such as glucose is bound to the trisaccharide galactosylcordibiose.
- One of the preferred embodiments is a composition containing galactosylcordibiose having the following characteristics. (1) Contains 15-40% galactosylcordibiose based on solid content. (2) Contains 15-45% fructose based on solid content. (3) When heated at 120°C for 20 minutes as a solution with a solid content concentration of 12%. The residual rate of galactosylcodibiose is 80% or more
- the above composition may further have the following characteristics. (4) Contains 5-30% lactose per solid content
- the above composition may further have the following characteristics instead of (3) or in addition.
- (6) pH is less than 7 when made into a solution with a solid content concentration of 10 to 80%
- Such a composition has high stability and is suitable for processing. It can also be expected to be suitable for long-term storage and distribution. Furthermore, it can be useful because it has excellent taste and is lower in calories than the same amount of sucrose.
- the composition can be in various forms.
- One of the preferred embodiments is a solution.
- the composition is produced by the production method described below, that is, by treating a composition containing lactose and sucrose with glucan sucrase, a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase, or a processed product thereof, and producing galactosylcodibiose. It may also be a solution (sometimes referred to as a reactant) obtained by a manufacturing method including a step of obtaining a composition containing the compound.
- the solution can be concentrated, frozen, or dried.
- dried product refers to a solution obtained by drying the solution until the water content is 7% or less, preferably 5% or less.
- the water content can be measured by an official method for measuring the water content of sugars in the food field or the Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Standards (JAS). Examples of dry products include powders and granules.
- compositions containing galactosylcordibiose can be used as sweeteners, taste improvers, quality improvers, stabilizers, anti-discoloration agents, excipients, or functional ingredients described below in foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, etc. It can be used in the field.
- the description in the (Applications) section of ⁇ Method for producing a composition containing galactosylcordibiose, etc.> above applies as is to the composition of this embodiment.
- Glucosyl epilactose which may be included in the composition of one embodiment, is expected to be useful as a precursor of epilactose, which has been reported to be a promising prebiotic (Non-Patent Document 5, listed below). Therefore, the composition is used not only to obtain glucosyl epilactose but also to obtain a precursor of epilactose.
- the composition containing galactosylcordibiose of this embodiment can be produced by various methods.
- glucan sucrase, or a lactic acid bacterium expressing glucan sucrase, or a processed product thereof is allowed to act on a composition containing lactose and sucrose to obtain a composition containing galactosylcodebiose.
- Examples include manufacturing methods including steps.
- the method for producing the composition of this embodiment may further include a pH adjustment step. If the pH is less than 7, it is not necessary to adjust it, but such a step of checking the pH can also be called a pH adjustment step.
- the agent for pH adjustment used in the pH adjustment step is not particularly limited as long as it is suitable for producing foods, medicines, and cosmetics. Examples include organic acids such as citric acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, succinic acid, ascorbic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, fumaric acid, inorganic acids such as phosphoric acid, and salts thereof. Adjusting the resulting composition to an appropriate pH may be important for stabilizing the desired components included.
- the pH can be adjusted to less than 7, for example. This is because if the pH is less than 7, galactosylcordibiose has high thermal stability.
- the pH can be, for example, 2 or more, 2.5 or more, 3 or more, preferably 3 or more and 6 or less, and more preferably 4 or more and 6 or less. This range is because galactosylcordibiose has higher thermal stability.
- the pH of the solution can, if appropriate, be determined based on a 12% solids concentration of the solution.
- Example 1 Production of galactosylcordibiose using lactose
- Lactobacillus satsumensis JCM12392 was cultured overnight at 30°C using a commercially available MRS liquid medium, and then cooled to 10°C or lower to terminate the culture.
- Example 2 Production of galactosylcodibiose using whey powder
- the enzymatic reaction was carried out under the same enzyme reaction conditions as shown in Example 1 except that 20 w/w% of whey powder (Meiji Co., Ltd.) (containing 75% lactose) was added instead of lactose.
- Example 3 Purification of trisaccharide and tetrasaccharide fractions
- a fraction consisting of trisaccharides containing 4'-galactosylcordibiose as a main component, and a fraction consisting of 4'-galactosylcordibiose with an additional 1 glucose A molecularly bound tetrasaccharide fraction was obtained ( Figure 2).
- Example 4 Lactase treatment and structural analysis of fractionated purified product
- the purified trisaccharide fraction was lyophilized and dissolved in phosphate-citrate buffer at pH 6.5 at a concentration of 10%. 0.1% lactase (product name: GODO-YNL, Godo Shusei Co., Ltd.) was added thereto, and an enzymatic reaction was performed at 40°C.
- lactase product name: GODO-YNL, Godo Shusei Co., Ltd.
- an enzymatic reaction was performed at 40°C.
- LCMS analysis using an amide column BEH Amide, Waters
- cordibiose a disaccharide in which glucose is linked to each other through ⁇ -1,2 bonds; elution time was 7.75 minutes
- Example 5 Fermented milk containing galactosylcodibiose
- Lactobacillus satsumensis JCM12392 activated and cultured in a commercially available MRS liquid medium was subcultured at 1% into the following medium, and the pH was adjusted to 6.4 in a jar fermenter. After culturing at 30°C for 27 hours while keeping the pH constant with sodium hydroxide, the culture was incubated at 10°C. The culture was completed by cooling to the following temperature.
- Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis concentrate a concentrate of bacteria that produces the amino acid sequence of enzyme protein: SEQ ID NO:1 with a 15-fold concentration of bacteria is obtained. It was made into an enzyme solution.
- Raw milk is prepared by mixing 500.0 g of raw milk, 53.2 g of skim milk powder, 23.0 g of fresh cream, 403.6 g of tap water, and 50 g of sucrose.
- the raw milk is heat sterilized at a temperature of 95°C, and the heat sterilized raw milk is cooled. Thereafter, 0.5% Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis concentrate (enzyme solution) is inoculated into the raw milk, and after fermentation is performed under static conditions at 48°C for 18 hours, Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus are added as lactic acid bacteria starters.
- the amount of lactic acid bacteria starter added was 20 g.
- the raw milk to which the lactic acid bacteria starter was added was filled into a cup container (capacity: 100 ml, made of plastic).
- the raw milk filled in a cup container is left to ferment in a fermentation chamber at a temperature of 43° C. until the lactic acid acidity reaches 0.7%.
- Example 6 Evaluation of thermal stability of aqueous solution
- a buffer solution of each pH 100 mM citrate phosphate buffer for pH 3 to 6, 100 mM phosphate buffer for pH 6 to pH 8
- the purified fractionated galactosylcodibiose obtained in Example 3 was purified. It was dissolved at 12°Bx (12wt%). This was heat-treated for 20 minutes at 60°C, 80°C, 100°C, and 120°C using an autoclave apparatus, and the residual rate of galactosylcodebiose was evaluated.
- Figure 5 shows the peak areas for each temperature treatment condition, with the 60°C heat treatment condition where no attenuation was observed in galactosylcordibiose at any pH being taken as 100.
- Example 7 Identification of new sugar
- the molecular structure of the compound produced by the heat treatment was estimated by an LC/MS method using an amide column (ACQUITY UPLC BEH Amide Column, 130 angstrom, 1.7 ⁇ m, 2.1 mm x 100 mm, Waters).
- the purified fractionated galactosylcodibiose solution obtained in Example 3 was heat-treated, and 0.1% ⁇ -galactosidase (lactase) GODO-YNL was added to the generated compound (lower of Figure 6).
- the enzymatic reaction was then carried out at 40°C.
- the compound produced by heat treatment is glucosyl epilactose ( ⁇ -D-Glcp-(1 ⁇ 2)-[ ⁇ -D-Galp-(1 ⁇ 4)-]D-Manp).
- Non-Patent Document 5 Prebiotic properties of epilactose. J Dairy Sci. 2008 Dec;91 (12):4518-26.).
- Example 8 Preparation of pH-adjusted sugar solution and its dried product
- the obtained sugar solution having a pH of 7 or less can be dried by a conventional method to prepare a powder.
- the present invention provides foods containing oligosaccharides such as galactosylcodibiose and methods for producing the foods. Furthermore, the present invention can be expected to improve the nutrition of various people, ensure healthy lifestyles, and promote welfare.
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Description
[1] 乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程
を含む、オリゴ糖含有組成物の製造方法。
[2] グルカンスクラーゼが、乳酸菌又はその処理物として用いられる、1に記載の製造方法。
[3] 乳酸菌が、グルカンスクラーゼを定常的に発現する乳酸菌である、2に記載の製造方法。
[4] グルカンスクラーゼが、菌体結合型である、1から3のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
[5] グルカンスクラーゼが、デキストランスクラーゼ活性を有するものである、1から4のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
[6] 乳酸菌又はその処理物が、生菌体、死菌体、菌体を含む培養物、菌体破砕物、及びグルカンスクラーゼの精製物からなる群より選択されるいずれかである、2から5のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
[7] グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物が、ラクトバチラシエ(Lactobacillaceae)科に属する乳酸菌に由来する、1から6のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
[8] グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物が、リクオリラクトバチルス(Liquorilactobacillus)属に属する乳酸菌に由来する、1から7のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
[9] グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物が、リクオリラクトバチルス・サツメンシス(Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis)に属する乳酸菌に由来する、1から8のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
[10] 乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、
下記(A)、(B)、又は(C)のタンパク質からなるグルカンスクラーゼを作用させ、
ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程
を含む、オリゴ糖含有組成物の製造方法。
(A)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列からなるタンパク質;
(B)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列と高い配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(C)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列において複数個のアミノ酸を置換、欠失、挿入、及び/又は付加したアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。
[11] グルカンスクラーゼが、下記(B')、又は(C')のタンパク質からなる、10に記載の製造方法。
(B')配列番号1~8に記載のアミノ酸配列と高い配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列であって、ただし、配列番号1の位置450-467、488-499、及び559-573に相当する部分は同一であるアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(C')配列番号1~8に記載のアミノ酸配列において複数個のアミノ酸を置換、欠失、挿入、及び/又は付加したアミノ酸配列であって、ただし、配列番号1の位置450-467、488-499、及び559-573に相当する部分の配列は同一であるアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。
[12] 原料乳、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含有する組成物を得る工程;及び
原料乳に、乳酸菌スターターを添加して発酵させ、発酵乳を得る工程
を含む、ガラクトシルコージビオース含有発酵乳の製造方法。
[13] 下記(A)、(B)、又は(C)のタンパク質からなるグルカンスクラーゼを含む、酵素剤。
(A)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列からなるタンパク質;
(B)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列と高い配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(C)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列において複数個のアミノ酸を置換、欠失、挿入、及び/又は付加したアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。
[14] グルカンスクラーゼが、下記 (B')、又は(C')のタンパク質からなる、13に記載の酵素剤。
(B')配列番号1~8に記載のアミノ酸配列と高い配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列であって、ただし、配列番号1の位置450-467、488-499、及び559-573に相当する部分は同一であるアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(C')配列番号1~8に記載のアミノ酸配列において複数個のアミノ酸を置換、欠失、挿入、及び/又は付加したアミノ酸配列であって、ただし、配列番号1の位置450-467、488-499、及び559-573に相当する部分の配列は同一であるアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。
[15] グルカンスクラーゼが、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌の、生菌体、死菌体、菌体を含む培養物、菌体破砕物からなる群より選択されるいずれかとして含まれる、13又は14に記載の、酵素剤。
[16] 1から12のいずれか1項の製造方法に用いる、13から15のいずれか1項に記載の酵素剤。
[17] グルコシルエピラクトースを製造するための、13から16のいずれか1項に記載の酵素剤。
[18] pHが7未満である、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む溶液。
[19] ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物であって、固形分濃度10~80%の溶液としたときのpHが7未満である、組成物。
[20] フルクトースを、固形物あたり10%以上含む、18に記載の溶液、又は19に記載の組成物。
[21] 1から12のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法により得られる、18に記載の溶液、又は19若しくは20に記載の組成物。
[22] 以下の特徴を有する、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物。
(1)ガラクトシルコージビオースを、固形分あたり15~40%含む
(2)フルクトースを固形分あたり15~45%含む
(3)固形分濃度12%の溶液として120℃、20分加熱したときのガラクトシルコージビオースの残存率が、80%以上である
[23] グルコシルエピラクトース、又はそれを含む組成物。
[24] 1から12のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法であって、得られた組成物のpHを7未満に調整する工程をさらに含む、製造方法。
[25] 1から12及び24のいずれか1項に記載のオリゴ糖含有組成物の製造方法であって、オリゴ糖含有組成物が、ガラクトシルコージビオースとフルクトースを含む、製造方法。
[26] 1から12、24及び25のいずれか1項に記載のオリゴ糖含有組成物の製造方法であって、オリゴ糖含有組成物が、ガラクトシルコージビオースを、固形分あたり10%以上100%以下含む、製造方法。
[27] 1から12、及び24から26のいずれか1項に記載のオリゴ糖含有組成物の製造方法であって、オリゴ糖含有組成物が、さらに、フルクトースを固形分あたり1%以上含むものである、製造方法。
[28] 1から12、及び24から27のいずれか1項に記載のオリゴ糖含有組成物の製造方法であって、オリゴ糖含有組成物が、ガラクトシルコージビオースと乳糖との質量比(ガラクトシルコージビオース:乳糖)が、15~40:15~30である、製造方法。
[29] 1から12、24から28のいずれか1項に記載のオリゴ糖含有組成物の製造方法であって、オリゴ糖含有組成物が、グルコシルエピラクトースを含む、製造方法。
[30] 18に記載の溶液、又は19から23のいずれか1項に記載のオリゴ糖含有組成物を製造するための、1から6、及び24から29のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
[1] 乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程
を含む、オリゴ糖含有組成物の製造方法。
[2] 乳酸菌が、グルカンスクラーゼを定常的に発現する乳酸菌である、1に記載の製造方法。
[3] グルカンスクラーゼが、菌体結合型である、1又は2に記載の製造方法。
[4] グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物が、生菌体、死菌体、菌体を含む培養物、菌体破砕物、及びグルカンスクラーゼの精製物からなる群より選択されるいずれかである、1から3のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
[5] グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物が、ラクトバチラシエ(Lactobacillaceae)科に属する乳酸菌に由来する、1から4のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
[6] グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物が、リクオリラクトバチルス(Liquorilactobacillus)属に属する乳酸菌に由来する、1から5のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
[7] グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物が、リクオリラクトバチルス・サツメンシス(Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis)に属する乳酸菌に由来する、1から6のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
[8] ガラクトシルコージビオース含有組成物の製造方法である、1~7のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法であって、得られたガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物から、ガラクトシルコージビオースを精製する工程を含む、製造方法。
[9] 乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させて得られる、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物。
[10] 原料乳、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含有する組成物を得る工程;及び
原料乳に、乳酸菌スターターを添加して発酵させ、発酵乳を得る工程
を含む、ガラクトシルコージビオース含有発酵乳の製造方法。
[11] 菌体結合型のグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌の、生菌体、死菌体、菌体を含む培養物、菌体破砕物からなる群より選択されるいずれかを含む、酵素剤。
[12] 乳酸菌が、グルカンスクラーゼを定常的に発現する乳酸菌である、11に記載の酵素剤。
[13] 乳糖を含む組成物を処理するための、11又は12に記載の酵素剤。
[14] ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得るための原料としての、乳糖を含む組成物及びショ糖の使用。
[15] 乳糖を含む組成物が、生乳、脱脂乳、乳糖を含む乾燥物の還元液、脱脂濃縮乳、ホエイ、乳タンパク質濃縮物(MPC)、ホエイタンパク質濃縮物(WPC)、ホエイタンパク質単離物(WPI)、乳原料由来の膜透過液又は膜保持液、乳濃縮物、乳糖を含む乳酸菌培養物からなる群より選択されるいずれかである、14に記載の使用。
[16] グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物によりガラクトシルコージビオースを得るための、14又は15に記載の使用。
[17] 乳酸菌が、グルカンスクラーゼを定常的に発現する乳酸菌である、16に記載の使用。
[18] グルカンスクラーゼが、菌体結合型である、16又は17に記載の製造方法。
[1] pHが7未満である、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む溶液。
[2] 溶液中の固形分濃度が10~80%である、1に記載の溶液。
[3] 乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程を含む製造方法により得られる、1又は2に記載の溶液又はその乾燥物。
[4] ガラクトシルコージビオース、及びグルコシルエピラクトースを含む、組成物。
[5] 乳糖、フルクトース、及びショ糖からなる群より選択されるいずれかの糖をさらに含み、固形分あたりのガラクトシルコージビオースの含有量が10~50%である、4に記載の組成物。
[6] 乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程を含む製造方法により得られる、4又は5に記載の組成物。
[7] ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物であって、固形分濃度10~80%の溶液としたときのpHが7未満である、組成物。
[8] フルクトースを、固形物あたり10%以上含む、7に記載の組成物。
[9] 乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程を含む製造方法により得られる、7又は8に記載の組成物。
[10] 以下の特徴を有する、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物。
(1)ガラクトシルコージビオースを、固形分あたり15~40%含む
(2)フルクトースを固形分あたり15~45%含む
(3)固形分濃度12%の溶液として120℃、20分加熱したときのガラクトシルコージビオースの残存率が、80%以上である
[11] 乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程、及び
得られた組成物のpHを7未満に調整する工程、
を含む、オリゴ糖含有組成物の製造方法。
[12] グルコシルエピラクトース、又はそれを含む組成物。
本実施形態は、ガラクトシルコージビオース等のオリゴ糖を含有する組成物の製造方法に関する。この製造方法は、乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼ、又は、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程を含む。本発明はまた、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を含む、酵素剤に関する。本発明はさらに、乳製品の製造過程で得られる乳糖を含む副産物の利用に関する。
(乳酸菌、グルカンスクラーゼ)
本実施形態の製造方法は、グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を用いる。本発明に関し、グルカンスクラーゼとは、特に記載した場合を除き、glycoside hydrolase(glycosyl hydrolasesとも呼ばれる)family 70 (GH70)に属する酵素をいう((CAZy) databases、及びCantarel et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 37:D233-238, 2009参照)。
ラクトバチルス(Lactobacillus)属、パララクトバチルス(Paralactobacillus)属、ホルザプフェリア(Holzapfelia)属、アミロアクトバチルス(Amylolactobacillus)属、ボンビラクトバチルス(Bombilactobacillus)属、コンパニラクトバチルス(Companilactobacillus)属、ラピディラクトバチルス(Lapidilactobacillus)属、アグリラクトバチルス(Agrilactobacillus)属、シェライフェリラクトバチルス(Schleiferilactobacillus)属、ロイゴラクトバチルス(Loigolactobacilus)属、ラクチカゼイバチルス(Lacticaseibacillus)属、ラチラクトバチルス(Latilactobacillus)属、デラグリオア(Dellaglioa)属、リクオリラクトバチルス(Liquorilactobacillus)属、リギラクトバチルス(Ligilactobacillus)属、ラクチプランティバチルス(Lactiplantibacillus)属、フルフリラクトバチルス(Furfurilactobacillus)属、パウシルラクトバチルス(Paucilactobacillus)属、リモシラクトバチルス(Limosilactobacillus)属、フルクチラクトバチルス(Fructilactobacillus)属、アセティラクトバチルス(Acetilactobacillus)属、アピラクトバチルス(Apilactobacillus)属、レビラクトバチルス(Levilactobacillus)属、セクンディラクトバチルス(Secundilactobacillus)属、レンティラクトバチルス(Lentilactobacillus)属、ペディオコッカスPediococcus 属、コンビビナ(Convivina)属、ロイコノストック(Leuconostoc)属、フルクトバチルス(Fructobacillus)属、オエノコッカス(Oenococcus)属、ワイセラ(Weissella)属。
Liquorilactobacillus aquaticus、Liquorilactobacillus cacaonum、Liquorilactobacillus capillatus、Liquorilactobacillus ghanensis、Liquorilactobacillus hordei、Liquorilactobacillus mali、Liquorilactobacillus nagelii、Liquorilactobacillus oeni、
Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis、Liquorilactobacillus sicerae、Liquorilactobacillus sucicola、Liquorilactobacillus uvarum、Liquorilactobacillus vini
(B)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列と高い配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(C)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列において1若しくは複数個のアミノ酸を置換、欠失、挿入、及び/又は付加したアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。
(B')配列番号1~8に記載のアミノ酸配列と高い配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列であって、ただし、配列番号1の位置450-467、488-499、及び559-573に相当する部分は同一であるアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(C')配列番号1~8に記載のアミノ酸配列において1若しくは複数個のアミノ酸を置換、欠失、挿入、及び/又は付加したアミノ酸配列であって、ただし、配列番号1の位置450-467、488-499、及び559-573に相当する部分の配列は同一であるアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。
配列番号5には、Leuconostoc meseteroidesが有する、グルカンスクラーゼのアミノ酸配列を示す(アクセッション番号AAB40875)。
配列番号6には、Leuconostoc citreumが有する、グルカンスクラーゼのアミノ酸配列を示す(アクセッション番号ACY92456)。
配列番号7には、Streptococcus mutansが有する、グルカンスクラーゼのアミノ酸配列を示す(アクセッション番号AAN58705)。
配列番号8には、Limosilactobacillus reuteriが有する、グルカンスクラーゼのアミノ酸配列を示す(アクセッション番号AAU08001)。
配列番号2 49%
配列番号3 62%
配列番号4 48%
配列番号5 46%
配列番号6 45%
配列番号7 47%
配列番号8 56%
配列番号1の位置565に相当するアミノ酸(H)、
配列番号1の位置566に相当するアミノ酸(D)、
配列番号1の位置567に相当するアミノ酸(S)、
配列番号1の位置571に相当するアミノ酸(D)、及び
配列番号1の位置572に相当するアミノ酸(Q)から選択される1以上、好ましくは2以上、より好ましくは3以上、さらに好ましくはすべてが、配列番号1と一致している。配列番号1の位置566~567、及び571~572は、アクセプター(本発明においてはラクトース)の認識部位として重要である(非特許文献5)。配列番号1の位置565~566は、グルカンスクラーゼ間で高く保存されている。
配列番号1の位置453に相当するアミノ酸(R)、
配列番号1の位置455に相当するアミノ酸(D)、
配列番号1の位置456に相当するアミノ酸(A)、及び
配列番号1の位置458に相当するアミノ酸(D)、
から選択される1以上、好ましくは2以上、より好ましくは3以上、さらに好ましくはすべてが、配列番号1と一致している。
グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物は、グルカンスクラーゼを目的の活性を有する状態で含む限り、その形態は特に限定されない。好ましいグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物の例として、生菌体、死菌体、菌体を含む培養物、菌体破砕物、及びグルカンスクラーゼの精製物が挙げられる。これらのものは、水分を含んだ状態であってもよく、乾燥物であってもよい。
グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物は、酵素剤の成分とすることができる。酵素剤の成分とする場合、グルカンスクラーゼは、定常発現型及び菌体結合型のすくなくとも一方であることが好ましく、定常発現型及び菌体結合型であることがより好ましい。定常発現型及び菌体結合型であるグルカンスクラーゼの例として、上述した(A)、(B)、又は(C)のタンパク質からなるグルカンスクラーゼが挙げられる。
グルカンスクラーゼは、乳酸菌又はその処理物を用いて製造することができ、また他の方法により製造することもできる。例えば、グルカンスクラーゼを好適な発現系に発現させることにより、製造してもよい。すなわち、上述した(A)、(B)、又は(C)のタンパク質からなるグルカンスクラーゼをコードするポリヌクレオチドを用いて適した宿主を形質転換し、そして得られた形質転換体により、グルカンスクラーゼを生産させることができる。宿主としては、例えば、大腸菌、枯草菌、乳酸菌などの細菌、酵母、糸状菌などを挙げることができ、組換えベクターの種類や操作性などに応じて適宜選択することができる。形質転換の際、ベクターを用いることができ、そのようなベクターとしては、例えば、プラスミドベクターなどを挙げることができ、宿主や操作性などに応じて適宜選択することができる。
本実施形態の製造方法は、乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物を用いる。
(酵素反応)
一般に、グルカンスクラーゼは、ショ糖をグルコースとフルクトースに分解する反応、及びグルコースをグルカン鎖に付加する反応を触媒する活性を有する。本発明者らの検討によると、グルカンスクラーゼをショ糖に作用させる反応において、ホエイやタンパク質膜濃縮透過液の主成分である乳糖をアクセプターとして共存させた場合、コージビオース骨格を有するガラクトシルコージビオースが製造できる。本発明は、このような酵素反応を利用する。
乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させる際の、乳糖の濃度は、目的の生産物が得られる限り適宜とすることができる。乳糖の濃度は、例えば3.0%以上とすることができ、好ましくは6.0%以上であり、より好ましくは12%以上であり、さらに好ましくは15%以上であり、さらにより好ましくは20%以上である。また40%以下とすることができ、30%以下であってもよく、17%以下であってもよい。
pHは、pH3.5~7.0とすることができ、好ましくはpH4.0~6.5であり、より好ましくはpH4.5~6.0である。
温度は、4~55℃とすることができ、好ましくは20~52℃であり、より好ましくは30~51℃であり、さらに好ましくは46~50℃である。
本発明の製造方法は、乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程を含む。
乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物にグルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させる工程により得られる組成物は、ガラクトシルコージビオース以外に、未反応の乳糖を含むことがあり、またショ糖の分解により生じたフルクトースを含みうる。得られる組成物中のフルクトースは、通常、ガラクトシルコージビオースと等モル以上である。組成物はまた、3糖であるガラクトシルコージビオースにグルコースなどの単糖が1分子結合した4糖を含みうる。
製造方法により得られる組成物は、種々の形態とすることができる。組成物の形態は、得られた反応液のままでもよく、必要に応じ後述する精製工程を経た後、濃縮物、凍結物、乾燥物としてもよい。乾燥物は、粉末状、顆粒状とすることができる。
得られる組成物は、甘味料、呈味改良剤、品質改良剤、安定剤、変色防止剤、賦形剤、又は後述の機能性の成分として、食品、化粧品、及び医薬品等の分野で利用することができる。食品及び医薬品は、特に記載した場合を除き、ヒトのためのもののみならず、ヒト以外の動物のためのものを含む。食品は、特に記載した場合を除き、一般食品、機能性食品、栄養組成物を含み、また治療食(治療の目的を果たすもの。医師が食事箋を出し、それに従い栄養士等が作成した献立に基づいて調理されたもの。)、食事療法食、成分調整食、介護食、治療支援用食品を含む。食品は、特に記載した場合を除き、固形物のみならず、液状のもの、例えば飲料、ドリンク剤、流動食、及びスープを含む。
(他の工程)
本発明の製造方法は、乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程以外に、様々な工程をさらに含みうる。
一実施態様として、下記の工程を含む、ガラクトシルコージビオース含有発酵乳の製造方法を実施できる:
原料乳、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含有する組成物を得る、酵素処理工程;及び
原料乳に、乳酸菌スターターを添加して発酵させ、発酵乳を得る、発酵工程
原料脱脂濃縮乳、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含有する脱脂濃縮乳を得る工程;
所望により、得られた脱脂濃縮乳を乾燥する工程
本実施態様は、pHが特定の値以下である、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む溶液、及びガラクトシルコージビオース、及びグルコシルエピラクトースを含む、組成物に関する。
(ガラクトシルコージビオース、溶液のpH、含有量)
本実施形態の組成物は、ガラクトシルコージビオース(本明細書において既に定義されている。)を含む。
組成物は、ガラクトシルコージビオースのほか、グルコシルエピラクトース、より特定するとグルコシルエピラクトース(α-D-Glcp-(1→2)-[β-D-Galp-(1→4)-]D-Manp)を含んでいてもよい。この糖は、2-グルコシルエピラクトースと表記されることもある。本発明及び実施態様において、グルコシルエピラクトースというときは、特に記載した場合を除き、下記の構造を有する3糖を指す。
(1)ガラクトシルコージビオースを、固形分あたり15~40%含む
(2)フルクトースを固形分あたり15~45%含む
(3)固形分濃度12%の溶液として120℃、20分加熱したときのガラクトシルコージビオースの残存率が、80%以上である
(4)乳糖を固形分あたり5~30%含む
(6)固形分濃度10~80%の溶液としたときのpHが7未満である
組成物は、種々の形態とすることができる。好ましい態様の一つは、溶液である。一態様において、組成物の形態は、後述する製造方法、すなわち乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程を含む製造方法により得られる溶液(反応物ということもある。)であってもよい。
ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物は、甘味料、呈味改良剤、品質改良剤、安定剤、変色防止剤、賦形剤、又は後述の機能性の成分として、食品、化粧品、及び医薬品等の分野で利用することができる。上記<ガラクトシルコージビオース等を含む組成物の製造方法>の(用途)の項の記載は、本実施態様の組成物に関してもそのまま当てはまる。
本実施形態のガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物は、種々の方法で製造できる。製造方法の特に好ましい例の一つとして、乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程を含む製造方法が挙げられる。上記<実施形態1:ガラクトシルコージビオース等を含む組成物の製造方法>の記載は、本実施形態の組成物の製造に関してもそのまま当てはまる。
本実施形態の組成物の製造方法は、pH調整工程をさらに含んでよい。pHが7未満である場合、調整することは要さないが、このようなpHを確認する工程も、pH調整工程といいうる。pH調整工程で用いられるpH調整のための剤は、食品、医薬品、化粧品製造に適したものであれば特に限定されない。例として、クエン酸、リンゴ酸、グルコン酸、コハク酸、アスコルビン酸、酒石酸、乳酸、フマル酸等の有機酸、リン酸等の無機酸及びそれらの塩類が挙げられる。得られる組成物を適切なpHに調整することは、含まれる目的の成分の安定化のために重要である場合がある。
(酵素液の調製)
市販MRS液体培地を用いてLactobacillus satsumensis JCM12392を30℃で一晩培養後、10℃以下に冷却して培養を終了した。
ショ糖32 w/w%、乳糖16 w/w%、酵素液10 w/w%を混合し、48℃で18時間、静置条件で反応させた。反応後の糖組成についてHPLC(SUPELCO apHeraTM NH2 HPLC Column、移動相68%アセトニトリル、カラム温度35℃、流速1.0 mL/min、RI検出)を用いて分析した結果を図1に示す。組成物は、固形分あたり、ガラクトシルコージビオース 25-30%、乳糖 15-20%、フルクトース 30-35%)を含んでいた。
実施例1に示す酵素反応条件のうち、乳糖の代わりにホエイパウダー(株式会社明治)(乳糖を75%含む。)を20 w/w%配合して同条件で酵素反応を行った。
酵素反応液をカーボンセライトカラムへ通液後に、蒸留水を通液することにより非吸着物質を除去した。濃度を変えたエタノール水溶液を用いて段階的に溶出を行うことで、4'-ガラクトシルコージビオースを主成分として含む3糖からなる画分、及び4'-ガラクトシルコージビオースにグルコースが更に1分子結合した4糖画分を得た(図2)。
精製した3糖画分を凍結乾燥し、pH6.5のリン酸クエン酸バッファへ10%の濃度で溶解した。そこへラクターゼ(製品名:GODO-YNL、合同酒精株式会社)を0.1%添加し、40℃で酵素反応を行った。アミドカラム(BEH Amide,ウォーターズ)を用いたLCMS分析の結果、反応後にコージビオース(グルコース同士がα-1,2結合で繋がった2糖、溶出時間7.75分にあたる)の生成を認めた(図3)。
(酵素液の調製)
市販MRS液体培地で賦活培養したLactobacillus satsumensis JCM12392を以下に示す培地へ1%植え継ぎ、ジャーファーメンターにてpHを6.4へと水酸化ナトリウムによって一定に保ちながら30℃で27時間培養後、10℃以下に冷却して培養を終了した。
生乳500.0g、脱脂粉乳53.2g、生クリーム23.0g、水道水403.6g、ショ糖50gを混合して原料乳を調製する。原料乳を95℃の温度で加熱殺菌し、加熱殺菌された原料乳を冷却する。その後、原料乳に、Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis濃縮液(酵素液)を0.5%接種し、48℃で18時間、静置条件で発酵させたのち、Lactobacillus bulgaricusとStreptococcus thermophilusを乳酸菌スターターとして添加する。乳酸菌スターターの添加量は、20gである。乳酸菌スターターが添加された原料乳をカップ容器(容量:100ml。プラスチック製)へ充填した。カップ容器に充填された原料乳を、温度43℃の発酵室において、乳酸酸度が0.7%となるまで静置発酵させる。
各pHの緩衝液(pH3~6には100 mMクエン酸リン酸緩衝液、pH6~pH8には100 mMリン酸緩衝液)を用い、実施例3で得た精製分画したガラクトシルコージビオースを12°Bx(12wt%)となるよう溶解した。これを、オートクレーブ装置を用いて60℃、80℃、100℃、120℃の条件で20分間加熱処理した後のガラクトシルコージビオースの残存率を評価した。
カラム:SUPELCO apHeraTM NH2 HPLC Column
移動相:68%アセトニトリル
カラム温度:35℃
流速:1.0 mL/min
検出:RI
加熱処理によって生成した化合物(生成化合物)の分子構造を、アミドカラム(ACQUITY UPLC BEH Amide Column, 130 angstrom, 1.7 μm, 2.1 mm X 100 mm,ウォーターズ)を用いたLC/MS法によって推定した。具体的には、実施例3で得た精製分画したガラクトシルコージビオースの溶液を加熱処理し、生成した化合物(図6下)に対し、β-ガラクトシダーゼ(ラクターゼ)GODO-YNLを0.1%添加し、40℃で酵素反応を行った。結果、ガラクトース基の加水分解によりガラクトシルコージビオースから生じたコージビオースの他に、生成化合物に由来すると思われる新規な2糖のピークが観察された(図6中)。本ピークはコージビオースを異性化して得られる2-グルコシルマンノース(図6上)と溶出時間が一致した。
実施例1又は実施例2で得られたガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物のpHを確認し、pHが7を超える場合は、食品として許容可能なpH調整剤で、pHが7以下となるように調整する。得られたpHが7以下である糖溶液は、常法により乾燥させ、粉末を調製できる。
SEQ ID NOs:9-21 Amino acid sequence of glycoside hydrolase (partial)
Claims (30)
- 乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程
を含む、オリゴ糖含有組成物の製造方法。 - グルカンスクラーゼが、乳酸菌又はその処理物として用いられる、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- 乳酸菌が、グルカンスクラーゼを定常的に発現する乳酸菌である、請求項2に記載の製造方法。
- グルカンスクラーゼが、菌体結合型である、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- グルカンスクラーゼが、デキストランスクラーゼ活性を有するものである、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- 乳酸菌又はその処理物が、生菌体、死菌体、菌体を含む培養物、菌体破砕物、及びグルカンスクラーゼの精製物からなる群より選択されるいずれかである、請求項2に記載の製造方法。
- グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物が、ラクトバチラシエ(Lactobacillaceae)科に属する乳酸菌に由来する、請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物が、リクオリラクトバチルス(Liquorilactobacillus)属に属する乳酸菌に由来する、請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- グルカンスクラーゼ、又はグルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物が、リクオリラクトバチルス・サツメンシス(Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis)に属する乳酸菌に由来する、請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 乳糖、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、
下記(A)、(B)、又は(C)のタンパク質からなるグルカンスクラーゼを作用させ、
ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物を得る工程
を含む、オリゴ糖含有組成物の製造方法。
(A)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列からなるタンパク質;
(B)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列と高い配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(C)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列において1若しくは複数個のアミノ酸を置換、欠失、挿入、及び/又は付加したアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。 - グルカンスクラーゼが、下記(B')、又は(C')のタンパク質からなる、請求項10に記載の製造方法。
(B')配列番号1~8に記載のアミノ酸配列と高い配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列であって、ただし配列番号1の位置450-467、488-499、及び559-573に相当する部分は同一であるアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(C')配列番号1~8に記載のアミノ酸配列において1若しくは複数個のアミノ酸を置換、欠失、挿入、及び/又は付加したアミノ酸配列であって、ただし配列番号1の位置450-467、488-499、及び559-573に相当する部分の配列は同一であるアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。 - 原料乳、及びショ糖を含む組成物に、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌又はその処理物を作用させ、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含有する組成物を得る工程;及び
原料乳に、乳酸菌スターターを添加して発酵させ、発酵乳を得る工程
を含む、ガラクトシルコージビオース含有発酵乳の製造方法。 - 下記(A)、(B)、又は(C)のタンパク質からなるグルカンスクラーゼを含む、酵素剤。
(A)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列からなるタンパク質;
(B)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列と高い配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(C)配列番号1~8のいずれか1に記載のアミノ酸配列において複数個のアミノ酸を置換、欠失、挿入、及び/又は付加したアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。 - グルカンスクラーゼが、下記(B')、又は(C')のタンパク質からなる、請求項13に記載の酵素剤。
(B')配列番号1~8に記載のアミノ酸配列と高い配列同一性を有するアミノ酸配列であって、ただし、配列番号1の位置450-467、488-499、及び559-573に相当する部分は同一であるアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質;
(C')配列番号1~8に記載のアミノ酸配列において複数個のアミノ酸を置換、欠失、挿入、及び/又は付加したアミノ酸配列であって、ただし、配列番号1の位置450-467、488-499、及び559-573に相当する部分の配列は同一であるアミノ酸配列からなり、かつグルカンスクラーゼ活性を有するタンパク質。 - グルカンスクラーゼが、グルカンスクラーゼを発現する乳酸菌の、生菌体、死菌体、菌体を含む培養物、菌体破砕物からなる群より選択されるいずれかとして含まれる、請求項13又は14に記載の酵素剤。
- 請求項1から6のいずれか1項の製造方法に用いる、請求項13又は14に記載の酵素剤。
- グルコシルエピラクトースを製造するための、請求項13又は14に記載の酵素剤。
- pHが7未満である、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む溶液。
- ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物であって、固形分濃度10~80%の溶液としたときのpHが7未満である、組成物。
- フルクトースを、固形物あたり10%以上含む、請求項19に記載の組成物。
- 請求項1から6、及び10から12のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法により得られる、請求項18に記載の溶液、又は請求項19若しくは20に記載の組成物。
- 以下の特徴を有する、ガラクトシルコージビオースを含む組成物。
(1)ガラクトシルコージビオースを、固形分あたり15~40%含む
(2)フルクトースを固形分あたり15~45%含む
(3)固形分濃度12%の溶液として120℃、20分加熱したときのガラクトシルコージビオースの残存率が、80%以上である - グルコシルエピラクトース、又はそれを含む組成物。
- 請求項1から6、及び10から12のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法であって、得られた組成物のpHを7未満に調整する工程、
をさらに含む、製造方法。 - 請求項1から6、及び10から12のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法であって、オリゴ糖含有組成物が、ガラクトシルコージビオースとフルクトースを含む、製造方法。
- 請求項1から6、及び10から12のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法であって、オリゴ糖含有組成物が、ガラクトシルコージビオースを、固形分あたり10%以上100%以下含む、製造方法。
- 請求項1から6、及び10から12のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法であって、オリゴ糖含有組成物が、フルクトースを、固形分あたり1%以上含む、製造方法。
- 請求項1から6、及び10から12のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法であって、オリゴ糖含有組成物が、ガラクトシルコージビオースと乳糖との質量比(ガラクトシルコージビオース:乳糖)が、15~40:15~30である、製造方法。
- 請求項1から6、及び10から12のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法であって、オリゴ糖含有組成物が、グルコシルエピラクトースを含む、製造方法。
- 請求項18から23のいずれか1項に記載のオリゴ糖含有組成物を製造するための、請求項1から6、及び10から12のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
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