Conversion of lactose to oligosaccharides

Claim 1

IN THE PROCESS OF HYDROLYZING LACTOSE TO LACTASE HYDROLYTIC SUGARS, INCLUDING OLIGOSACCHARIDES, GLUCOSE AND GALACTOSE THE IMPROVEMENT TO FAVOR SYNTHESIS OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND MINIMIZE HYDROLYSIS OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES IN THE PROCESS, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN OPTIMUM YIELD OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES, WHICH COMPRISES ADDING AN ENZYME PREPARATION IN WHICH THE ENZYME CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF LACTASE ENZYME TO AN AQUEOUS FLUID MEDIUM COMPRISING AT LEAST 15 PARTS LACTOSE PER 100 PARTS OF SOLUTION AND, IF THE FLUID MEDIUM INITIALLY CONTAINS LESS THAN 25 PARTS LACTOSE PER 100 PARTS OF SOLUTION, ADDING SUFFICIENT ADDITIONAL LACTOSE TO THE FLUID MEDIUM TO BRING THE TOTAL LACTOSE PRESENT AND ADDED DURING THE HYDROLYSIS TO AT LEAST 25 PARTS PER 200 PARTS OF SOLUTION, HOLDING THE PRODUCT AT A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE FROM 40 TO 135*F. FAVORING LACTASE HYDROLYSIS OF LACTOSE TO LACTASE HYDROLYTIC SUGARS AND SYNTHESIS OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES FOR NOT IN EXCESS OF TWELVE HOURS UNTIL THERE IS OBTAINED A PRODUCT CONTAINING SUCH HYDROLYTIC SUGARS AND AN OPTIMUM YIELD OF OLIGOACCHARIDES, AND THEN ARRESTING THE HYDROLYSIS BEFOR THE LACTASE ENZYME HAS HYDROLYZED A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF THE OLIGOSACCHARIDES THUS FORMED TO MONOSACCHARIDES.