Separation and Identification of Galactosylmanno-oligosaccharides from Hydrolyzate of Brown Copra Meal by Trichoderma β-Mannanase

Three kinds of oligosaccharides were obtained from the hydrolysate of brown copra meal galactomannan by a purified extracellular ${\beta}$-mannanase from Trichoderma sp. These oligosaccharides were identified as Man-Man, ${Gal^2}{Man_3}(6^2 mono-O-{\alpha}-D-galactopyranosyl-4-O-{\beta}-D-mannotriose)$, and ${Gal^2}{Man_6}(6^2-mono-O-{\alpha}-D-galactopyranosyl-4-O-{\beta}-D-mannohexaose)$, where Gal- and Man-represent ${\alpha}$-1,6-D-galactosidic and ${\beta}$-1,4-mannosidic linkages, respectively. The mode of action of ${\beta}$-mannanase on brown copra meal galactomannan is described on the basis of the structure of these oligosaccharides.