Fig. 1

Screening of fungal strains based on their ability to produce FFase and synthesize FOS. a Detection of glucose released from sucrose around the fungal colonies grown in the CD plate by a glucose oxidase–peroxidase coupled reaction. XG11, XG21 and XG12 are the fungal strains obtained from the sugarcane molasses habitat. b TLC analysis of the resulting saccharides from the transfructosylation reaction by the fungal strains XG11, XG21 and XG12. Glu glucose; Fru fructose; Suc sucose; GF 2 kestose; GF 3 nystose; GF4 fructofuranosyl nystose