Safety evaluation of the food enzyme preparation D‐psicose 3‐epimerase from the non‐genetically modified Microbacterium foliorum strain SYG27B

• Published in: EFSA journal Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. e8702 - n/a
• Main Authors: Lambré, Claude, Barat Baviera, José Manuel, Bolognesi, Claudia, Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro, Crebelli, Riccardo, Gott, David Michael, Grob, Konrad, Lampi, Evgenia, Mengelers, Marcel, Mortensen, Alicja, Rivière, Gilles, Steffensen, Inger‐Lise, Tlustos, Christina, Van Loveren, Henk, Vernis, Laurence, Zorn, Holger, Andryszkiewicz, Magdalena, Cabo, Laura Sanmartin, Criado, Ana, Fernàndez‐Fraguas, Cristina, Liu, Yi, Peluso, Silvia, Ferreira de Sousa, Rita, Chesson, Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-04-2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Antimicrobial agents; Carbohydrates; D‐allulose 3‐epimerase; D‐psicose 3‐epimerase; EC 5.1.3.30; Enzymes; Epimerase; Fermentation; Food; Food additives; food enzyme; Food safety; Genes; Genetic modification; Hazard identification; Isomerization; Manufacturing; Microbacterium; Microbacterium foliorum; Microorganisms; Process controls; Scientific Opinion; Microbacterium foliorum; food enzyme; D‐allulose 3‐epimerase; D‐psicose 3‐epimerase; EC 5.1.3.30
• ISSN: 1831-4732; 1831-4732; 2314-9396
• DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8702

This assessment addresses a food enzyme preparation consisting of the immobilised non‐viable cells of the non‐genetically modified bacterium identified by the applicant (Samyang Corporation) as Microbacterium foliorum strain SYG27B. This strain produces the enzyme D‐psicose 3‐epimerase (EC 5.1.3.30). The food enzyme preparation is used for the isomerisation of fructose to produce the speciality carbohydrate D‐allulose (synonym D‐psicose). Since the hazard identification and characterisation could not be made and the identity of the production organism could not be established, the Panel was unable to complete the assessment of this food enzyme preparation containing D‐psicose 3‐epimerase.