?-galactosidases from different species, including Kluyveromyces lactis and Kluyveromyces fragilis, hydrolyze lactose.
Biochem/physiol Actions
?-galactosidase cleaves lactose into its monosaccharide components, glucose and galactose. It also catalyzes the transglycosylation of glucose into allolactose, the inducer of ?-galactosidase, in a feedback loop.
General description
A β-galactosidase preparation produced by submerged fermentation of a selected strain of the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis.
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