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SUBMITTER: Wang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5465042 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Hua H Zhou Wenxi W Li Hua H Rie Bu B Piao Chunhong C
3 Biotech 20170608 2
β-Cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (β-CGTase) belongs to the α-amylase family of enzymes and converts starch to cyclic oligosaccharides called β-cyclodextrins (β-CD). The β-CGTase from alkalophilic Bacillus sp. N-227 was separately mutagenized to give three site-directed β-CGTase mutants, Y127F, R254F and D355R, that showed enhanced cyclization activity towards a starch substrate from 1.64 to 2.1-folds. Kinetic studies indicate that the mutants had higher affinity towards the substrate than the ...[more]