Chemical Properties
White to off-white powder
Uses
Kojibiose was studied for the possibility as an early biochemical indicator to diabetes from a study where mice and their levels of kojibiose were examined.
Definition
ChEBI: Kojibiose is a glycosylglucose.
Biological Activity
Kojibiose is an inhibitor of plant glucosidase I. It inhibits the removal of terminal glucose from the high-mannose oligosaccharide (Glc)3(Man)9(GlcNAc)2, either from the free oligosaccharide or from the oligosaccharide attached to a protein via N-linkage.
