Glucansucrase is an enzyme classified as a glycoside hydrolase (GH) 70 family, which catalyzes the synthesis of various glucans and glucooligosaccharides with a low molecular weight using sucrose as a donor of D-glucopyranose and maltose as a carbohydrate acceptor. Oligosaccharides are indigestiable carbohydrate with low calories, which have various positive effects on the health of intestinal track. In this study, oligosaccharide produced from Leuconostoc lactis CCK940 was purified and its prebiotics effect was investigated. Leuconostoc lactis CCK940 which isolated from Chinese cabbage kimchi produced oligosaccharide using 5%(w/v) sucrose as a donor and 3%(w/v) maltose as an acceptor. Oligosaccharide produced was purified using Bio-gel P2 column chromatography and DPs of the resulting oligosaccharide were ranged from 3 to 7. When the prebiotics effects of freeze dried oligosaccharide were examined, 1%(w/v) of purified oligosaccharide added to carbohydrate-free MRS showed good prebiotics effects on Lactobacillus plantarum KCCM 12116, L. reuteri KCTC40417, and Bifidobacterium animalis KCCM1209.

• Hyunjung Ok(Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam)
• Sulhee Lee(Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam)
• Young-Seo Park(Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam)