Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production and use of enteral nutrients, particularly an enteral solution, wherein this method is distinguished by a particularly gentle processing, particularly of the carbohydrate components contained in the solution.

Abstract: The invention relates to sucrose isomerases, to DNA sequences that code for sucrose isomerases, and to novel processes for the production of non-cariogenic sugars.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polyesters which consist of at least one carbohydrate and at least one carboxylic acid, and mixtures thereof, as a hydraulic fluid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing an improved compressed product, wherein agglomeration of the ingredients is induced. This invention also relates to a compressed product produced by this method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions which comprise mixtures of open-chain and cyclic molecules of the sugar alcohols D-sorbitol and D-mannitol which have been esterified with at least one carboxylic acid, processes for preparing these compositions and the use of this composition as lubricant or hydraulic liquid.

Abstract: This invention concerns a method for enzymatic preparation of 6-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,6-GPS) from isomaltulose. It is specified that the isomaltulose is put into an aqueous reaction solution containing a unit having sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) activity, incubated, and then 1,6-GPS is recovered from the reaction solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production and use of enteral nutrients, particularly an enteral solution, wherein this method is distinguished by a particularly gentle processing, particularly of the carbohydrate components contained in the solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding modified polypeptides with fructosyl transferase activity, vectors containing this nucleic acid for the expression of the modified fructosyl transferase in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells, host cells and/or transgenic plants containing these vectors, methods for producing high-molecular polyfructans with primarily &bgr;-1,2 bonds and a very low degree of branching, in particular inulin, method for producing fructooligosaccharides using the inulin produced according to the invention or using saccharose, as well as methods for producing difructose dianhydrides using the inulin produced according to the invention or using saccharose, as well as the use of the inulin produced according to the invention for the production of inulin ethers and inulin esters, and the use of fructooligosaccharides or hydrogenated fructooligosaccharides and difructose dianhydrides as a food additive, in particular as a dietetic food.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the production of pectin hydrolysis products, the pectin hydrolysis products produced in this manner, as well as their use.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a transgenic plant which can produce isomaltulose, a transgenic plant which can produce 6-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol, a transgenic plant which can produce 1-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol, a transgenic plant which can produce a mixture of 1,6-GPs and 1,1-GPM, propagation and harvest material from these plants, and a process for producing these transgenic plants.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of the disaccharide derivatives 3′-aminosucrose, sucrose-C6-acid and palatinose-C6′-acid and/or of an amide or alkyl ester thereof for the prevention or treatment of hyperglycemias.

Abstract: The invention relates to sucrose isomerases, to DNA sequences that code for sucrose isomerases, and to novel processes for the production of non-cariogenic sugars.

Abstract: The invention relates to sucrose isomerases, to DNA sequences that code for sucrose isomerases, and to novel processes for the production of non-cariogenic sugars.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the hydrolysis of galactomannan compounds and various uses of the hydrolysate.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of the disaccharide derivatives 3′-aminosucrose, sucrose-C6-acid and palatinose-C6′-acid and/or of an amide or alkyl ester thereof for the prevention or treatment of hyperglycemias.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of the disaccharide derivatives 3′-aminosucrose, sucrose-C6-acid and palatinose-C6′-acid and/or of an amide or alkyl ester thereof for the prevention or treatment of hyperglycemias.

Abstract: The invention relates to sucrose isomerases, to DNA sequences that code for sucrose isomerases, and to novel processes for the production of non-cariogenic sugars.

Abstract: The invention relates to confections, in particular hard and soft confections, which contain a sweetener of 1-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,1 GPS), in particular 6-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,6 GPS), 1-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,1 GPS) and 1-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol (1,1 GPM); and to the use of this sweetener in confections, in particular pharmaceutically active confections.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing mixtures selectively enriched with either 1,1-GPM and 1,6-GPS from hydrogenated isomaltulose. The process involves dissolving hydrogenated isomaltulose at an elevated temperature, and subjecting the resulting solution to one or more cooling steps, wherein each cooling step utilizes a predetermined cooling rate over a predetermined temperature range.

Abstract: Sugar alcohol mixtures are used as antimicrobially active compounds.