3.3. Properties of the food enzyme
Xylanases catalyse the hydrolysis of 1,4-β-D-xylosidic endo-linkages in xylan (including
arabinoxylan, which is xylan branched with arabinose) resulting in the generation of (1→4)-β-D-xylan
oligosaccharides of different lengths. The xylanase of A. oryzae strain NZYM-FB does not require cofactors.