Open AccessProduction of trehalose phosphorylase by Catellatospora ferruginea
Author(s) -
Aisaka Kazuo,
Masuda Tomomi
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07752.x
Subject(s) - trehalose , phosphorolysis , glycogen phosphorylase , biochemistry , trehalase , chemistry , enzyme , glycogen , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , purine nucleoside phosphorylase , purine
A range of microorganisms was screened for new and high producer strains of trehalose phosphorylase (EC 2.4.1.64). Trehalose phosphorylase activity was found in cells of actinomycetes of the genera Actinomadura, Amycolata, Catellatospora, Kineosporia , and Nocardia . Among them, Catellatospora ferruginea showed the highest enzyme activity. Trehalose phosphorylase from C. ferruginea was able to catalyse both the phosphorolysis of trehalose into β‐glucose 1‐phosphate and d‐glucose and the synthesis of trehalose from β‐glucose 1‐phosphate and d‐glucose.