• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.252-258
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• 1994

Transglycosylation of stevioside in the attrition coupled heterogeneous reaction system using raw starch as a glycosyl donor has significant advantages over conventional reaction systems using liquefied starch as a donor. The transglycosylation of stevioside under the presence of organic solvent showed that transglycosylation reaction occurs via two steps ; initially from raw starch to cyclodextrin(CD), and then followed by transglycosylation of produced CD. Comparison of the transglycosylation efficiency of c$\alpha $-, $\beta $, $\gamma $-CDs indicated that $\alpha $-, $\beta $-CD are mainly utilized as a glycosyl donor for following reaction. The reaction mechanism of transglycosylation between stevioside and CD proceeded according to random sequential bireactant mechanism. The equilibrium constant of transglycosylation reaction of cyclodextrin glucanotransferase wase also evaluated. The structure of transglycosylated stevioside was confirmed by TLC, and it was found that glycosyl group(G$_{1}, $ ~ G$_{4}$-glycosidic bond.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.461-466
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• 1986

A highly cyclodextrin glucanotransferase producing strain of Bacillus sp. was isolated from soil, and basic studies on the characteristics of the strain and its enzyme, conditions for the enzyme production, and the enzyme utilization were carried out. The isolated strain was aerobic, motile, endospore-forming and rod-shaped bacterium. Optimum pH and temperature for the enzyme action were 6.0 and 45$^{\circ}C$, and the enzyme was stable within 5$0^{\circ}C$, and between pH 6.0 and 10.0. The highest yield of the enzyme was obtained using the medium containing 2% corn starch as a carbon source, and 5% corn steep liquor, 0.1% urea and 0.25% ammonium sulfate as nitrogen sources. The fermentation conditions for the enzyme production in a jar fermentor were cetermined to be 3$0^{\circ}C$, 200rpm, 0.6vvm and 60hr cultural period. Stevioside transglycosylation catalyzed by this enzyme was identified by high performance liquid chromatography.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 1999

Most carbohydrates exist in nature in an insoluble state, which reduces their susceptibility towards various carbohydrases. Accordingly, they require intensive pretreatment for structural modification to enhance an enzyme reaction. The direct conversion of insoluble carbohydrates has distinct advantages for special types of reaction, especially exo-type carbohydrase; however, its application is limited due to structural constraints. This paper introduces two novel heterogeneous enzyme reaction systems for direct conversion of insoluble carbohydrates; one is an attrition coupled enzyme reaction system containing attrition-milling media for enhancing the enzyme reaction, and the other is a heterogeneous enzyme reaction system using extruded starch as an insoluble substrate. The direct conversion of typically insoluble carbohydrates, including cellulose, starch, and chitin with their corresponding carbohydrases, including cellulase, amylase, chitinase, and cyclodextrin glucanotransferase, was carried out using two proposed enzyme reaction systems. The conceptual features of the systems, their reaction characteristics and mechanism, and the industrial applications of the various carbohydrates are analyzed in this review.