Taro of enabling hydrolysis of konjac polysaccharides to various biotechnological interest.

Due to the indigestibility, utilization of konjac taro, has been limited only to the Japanese traditional konjac food. preparation with konjac taro was examined to utilize konjac taro as a source of utilizable carbohydrates. AKU 3302 was selected as a favorable strain for preparation, while used extensively in brewing industry was not so effective.