Abstract The α-galactosidase from Aspergillus nidulans (AglC) belongs to a phylogenetic cluster containing eukaryotic α-galactosidases and α-galacto-oligosaccharide synthases of glycoside hydrolase family 36 (GH36). The recombinant AglC, produced in high yield (0.65 g· L− 1 culture) as His-tag fusion in Escherichia coli, catalysed efficient transglycosylation with α-(1→ 6) regioselectivity from 40 mm 4-nitrophenol α-d-galactopyranoside, melibiose ...