Nigerose Explained

Nigerose, also known as sakebiose, is an unfermentable sugar obtained by partial hydrolysis of nigeran, a polysaccharide found in black mold, but is also readily extracted from the dextrans found in rice molds and many other fermenting microorganisms,[1] such as L. mesenteroides.[2] It is a disaccharide made of two glucose residues, connected with a 1->3 link. It is a product of the caramelization of glucose.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Kazuo. Matsuda. H. Wanatabe . K. Fujimoto . K. Aso . Isolation of Nigerose and Kojibiose from Dextrans. Nature. 1961. 4785. 278. 10.1038/191278a0. 191. 13768213. 1961Natur.191..278M. 4201507. free.
  2. Acetolysis of polysaccharides I. Isolation of nigerose from the acetolysate of a dextran produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-421. Kazuo. Matsuda. Hiroshi Watanabe. Kiyoshi Aso. 1962-03-10. Tohoku Journal of Agricultural Research. 12. 4. Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University. 351–357. 2008-11-21.
  3. 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1966.tb01905.x. The Thermal Degradation of Sugars I. Thermal Polymerization of Glucose. 1966. Sugisawa. Hirqshi. Edo. Hiroshi. Journal of Food Science. 31. 4. 561.

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