The present invention relates to chimeric GT-B type glycosyltransferases, comprising an N-terminal
acceptor binding site, a C-terminal donor
binding site, and a
linker loop linking the N-terminal
acceptor binding site and the C-terminal donor binding site, wherein (i) the N-terminal
acceptor binding site domain comprises or consists of an
amino acid sequence having at least 80 %, preferably at least 90 %, more preferably 100 %
sequence identity to the
amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; and / or (ii) the
linker loop comprises or consists of an
amino acid sequence having at least 80 %, preferably at least 90 %, more preferably 100 %
sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4; and / or (iii) the C-terminal donor binding site domain comprises or consists of an amino acid sequence having at least 80 %, preferably at least 90 %, more preferably 100 %
sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 or comprises or consists of an amino acid sequence having at least 80 %, preferably at least 90 %, more preferably 100 % sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3; and / or (iv) the C-terminal donor binding site domain is a chimeric C-terminal donor binding site domain comprising a first amino acid sequence derived from a
glycosyltransferase distinct from the
glycosyltransferase from which the N-terminal acceptor binding site domain is derived, and a second amino acid sequence derived from the same
glycosyltransferase as the N-terminal acceptor binding site domain, wherein the first amino acid sequence is linking the
linker loop and the second amino acid sequence; to
nucleic acid molecules encoding such GT-B type glycosyltransferases; to a method of production of such chimeric GT-B type glycosyltransferases; to a method of production of polysaccharides using such chimeric GT-B type glycosyltransferases and the polysaccharides obtainable by such a method; to polysaccharides defined by formula (I); to compositions comprising such polysaccharides; and further to uses of such polysaccharides as thickening and / or gelling agents and / or as
rheology modifiers and / or as 3D-printing inks and / or coatings.