Arabinofuranosyltransferase activity was identified in Golgi membranes obtained from mung bean (Vigna radiata) hypocotyls. The enzyme transfers the arabinofuranosyl (Araf) residue from UDP-b-L-arabinofuranose to exogenous (1, 5)-linked a-L-arabinooligosaccharides labeled at their reducing ends with 2-aminobenzamide. The transferred residue was shown, using 1 H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and a-L-arabinofuranosidase treatment, to be a-L-Araf and to be linked to O-5 of the nonreducing terminal Araf residue of the acceptor oligosaccharide. The enzyme was nonprocessive because only a single Araf residue was added to the acceptor molecule. Arabino-oligosaccharides with a degree of polymerization between 3 and 8 were acceptor substrates. The 2-aminobenzamide-labeled arabino-tetra-and pentasaccharides were the most effective acceptor substrates analyzed. The enzyme has a pH optimum between 6.5 and 7.0 and its activity is stimulated by Mn 21 and Co 21 ions. The apparent K m and V max values of the arabinofuranosyltransferase for UDP-arabinofuranose are 243 mM and 243 pmol min 21 mg protein 21 , respectively. The highest enzyme activity was detected in the elongating regions of mung bean hypocotyls. The data show that UDP-arabinofuranose is the donor molecule for the generation of arabino-oligosaccharides composed of Araf residues.