There are two different subclasses of inulinase, endoand
exo-inulinase: exoinulinase (EC 3.2.1.80) hydrolyses the terminal
fructose from the inulin chain, whereas endoinulinase (EC 3.2.1.7)
reduces the long chain of inulin into smaller oligosaccharides (Basso
et al., 2010).