“…The enzyme is found in legume seeds and other vegetable sources (Balasubramaniam & Mathew, 1986;Bayraktar & Onal, 2013;Bryant & Rao, 2000;Chinen et al, 1981;Feurtado et al, 2001;Kang & Lee, 2001;Kim et al, 2002Kim et al, , 2003Malhotra & Dey, 1967;Marraccini et al, 2005;Zhifang & Schaffer, 1999). It is present in sweet almond (Malhotra & Dey, 1967), melon fruit (Zhifang & Schaffer, 1999) endosperm of coconut (Balasubramaniam & Mathew, 1986) and sunflower seeds (Kim et al, 2003). Two alkaline and one acid α-D-galactosidases were identified in melon fruit, including a novel alkaline form with activity toward a broader spectrum of galactosyl saccharides, particularly raffinose.…”