Maltosyl-erythritol, a major transglycosylation product of erythritol by Bacillus stearothermophilus maltogenic amylase.

This study was done to modify erythritol to change its physicochemical and sensory properties. Erythritol, a four-carbon sugar alcohol, was transglycosylated by Bacillus stearothermophilus maltogenic amylase with maltotriose as a donor molecule. The presence of various transglycosylation products of erythritol was confirmed by TLC and high performance ion exchange chromatography (HPIC).