1,4-α-glucan branching enzyme preparation from <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> strain 168 expressing the glucan branching enzyme gene from <i>Aquifex aeolicus</i> strain VF5
Starch-branching enzyme; makes specialty branched carbohydrates.
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Approved in 1 of 7 tracked registries, no published record in 6.
This glucan branching enzyme, produced by Bacillus subtilis carrying a gene from Aquifex aeolicus, adds branch points to glucose chains. The FDA approves it specifically for producing cyclic dextran and enzymatically synthesized glycogen, specialty carbohydrate ingredients used in food and supplement formulations.
What each registry publishes about 1,4-α-glucan branching enzyme preparation from <i>bacillus subtilis</i> strain 168 expressing the glucan branching enzyme gene from <i>aquifex aeolicus</i> strain vf5.
Every row comes from a published regulator source, linked so you can read it yourself. "Prohibited" means a regulator has affirmatively banned it; "not authorized" means it has never been cleared for that use there. The two are not the same thing, so we never collapse them.
Approved in 1 of 7 tracked registries, no published record in 6. Last verified Oct 1, 2026.
| Registry | Status | Published record |
|---|---|---|
| United States (FDA) | Approvedgras | As an enzyme in the production of cyclic dextran and enzymatically-synthesized glycogen |
| European Union (EFSA) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
| United Kingdom (FSA) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
| Codex Alimentarius (JECFA) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
| Japan (CAA) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
| Australia & New Zealand (FSANZ) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
| Canada (Health Canada) | No published data | Our sources hold no evidenced record here. That is not a clearance and not a ban. |
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