Publications by authors named "Xiao-Han Hua"

The present supply of prebiotics is entirely inadequate to meet their demand. To produce novel prebiotics, a d-mannose isomerase (MIaseA) from was first produced in (). MIaseA shared the highest amino acid sequence identity (58.

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Partially hydrolyzed konjac powder (PHKP) can be used to increase the daily intake of dietary fibers of consumers. To produce PHKP by enzymatic hydrolysis, a novel β-mannanase gene (McMan5B) from Malbranchea cinnamomea was expressed in Pichia pastoris. It showed a low identity of less than 52% with other GH family 5 β-mannanases.

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