The present invention relates to a novel microorganism and a method for producing
fructooligosaccharides and neofructooligosaccharides. More particularly, the present
invention relates to Penicillium citrinum KCTC 10225BP of soil origin which
produces fructosyl transferase and hydrolyzes sucrose into fructooligosaccharides
of the following formula I:
##STR1##
in which n is integer of 1 to 5, G represents glucose and F represents fructose,
and neofructooligosaccharides of the following formula II:
##STR2##
in which n is integer of 1 to 5, G and F are defined as above, at the same time
using the fructosyl transferase, and to a method for producing simultaneously fructooligosaccharides
and neofructooligosaccharides using said microorganism.
