Levan is a fascinating β-(2, 6)-linked fructose polymer with an unusual combination of
properties characterized in this review. In nature, levan is synthesized from sucrose by a …

Levan and inulin are two types of fructan. Levan is composed of β-(2, 6) fructosyl linkage
and inulin is composed of β-(2, 1) linkage. Both levan and inulin have been accepted and …

The macromolecular crystallography P13 beamline is part of the European Molecular
Biology Laboratory Integrated Facility for Structural Biology at PETRA III (DESY, Hamburg …

Levans of different structures and molecular weights (MW) can display various techno-
functional and health-promoting properties. In the present study, selected levans were …

The physicochemical properties and biological activity of levan, a generic term given to oligo-
and polysaccharides consisting of fructose units linked predominantly by β (2-6) bonds, are …

Levan, a versatile fructan, possesses promising prospects for application in the food and
pharmaceutical industries and in many other fields due to the superior physicochemical …

Levansucrase (LS, EC 2.4. 1.10) catalyzes the synthesis of levan by successively
transferring the fructosyl moiety from sucrose to an elongated fructan chain. Although the …

Nowadays, levan synthesis and its biocatalysis is a step claiming attention due to its
promising uses in biomedical field. Levansucrase, as the enzyme responsible of levan …

Abstract Inulosucrase (EC 2.4. 1.9) is a bacterial fructosyltransferase that synthesizes inulin-
type fructooligosaccharide, using sucrose as a substrate. We modulated the size of …

Fructooligosaccharides and levan have a wide range of applications in the food industry due
to their physiological and functional properties. The enzymatic synthesis of these molecules …