“…α- d -Galactosidases are widely distributed among fungi, , plants, , animals, and bacteria strains. , Some studies have addressed the use of these α- d -galactosidases to hydrolyze the raffinose family of oligosaccharides (RFOS), such as raffinose, stachyose, or verbascose, to mitigate flatulence, while others have been focused on the synthesis of α-GOS. ,,, Remarkably, α-galactosidases have also been employed, using a variety of acceptors and donors, to produce hetero-oligosaccharides (HOS) with potentially extended functionality as compared to conventional α-GOS. Several authors reported the use of melibiose, raffinose, or p -nitrophenyl-α- d -galactopyranoside (acting as donors) along with different monosaccharides (galactose, glucose, and fructose), disaccharides (lactose, maltose, isomaltose, and cellobiose), or sugar alcohols (sorbitol and mannitol) to investigate the acceptor specificity of different α- d -galactosidases.…”