Review Article

Potential Applications of Immobilized β-Galactosidase in Food Processing Industries

Table 1

Microbial sources of β-galactosidase.

SourceMicroorganism (s)

BacteriaAlicyclobacillus acidocaldarius subsp. rittmannii
Arthrobacter sp.
Bacillus acidocaldarius, B. circulans, B. coagulans, B. subtilis, B. megaterum, B. stearothermophilus
Bacteriodes polypragmatus
Bifidobacterium bifidum, B. infantis
Clostridium acetobutylicum, C. thermosulfurogens
Corynebacterium murisepticum
Enterobacter agglomerans, E. cloaceae
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. bulgaricus,L. helviticus, L. kefiranofaciens, L. lactis, L. sporogenes, L. themophilus, L. delbrueckii
Leuconostoc citrovorum
Pediococcus acidilacti, P. pento
Propioionibacterium shermanii
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis
Streptococcus cremoris, S. lactis, S. thermophius
Sulfolobus solfatarius
Thermoanaerobacter sp.
Thermus rubus, T. aquaticus
Trichoderma reesei
Vibrio cholera
Xanthomonas campestris

FungiAlternaria alternate, A. palmi
Aspergillus foelidis, A. fonsecaeus, A. fonsecaeus, A. Carbonarius, A. Oryzae
Auerobasidium pullulans
Curvularia inaequalis
Fusarium monilliforme, F. oxysporum
Mucor meihei, M. pusillus
Neurospora crassa
Penicillum canescens, P. chrysogenum, P. expansum
Saccharopolyspora rectivergula
Scopulariapsis sp
Streptomyces violaceus

YeastBullera singularis
Candida pseudotropicalis
Saccharomyces anamensis, S. lactis, S. fragilis
Kluyveromyces bulgaricus, K. fragilis, K. lactis, K. marxianus

Source: [1226].