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Three alkaline amylases have been newly discovered in a culture medium of an alkalophilic Bacillus sp. H-167 isolated from soils. These amylases produced maltohexaose as the main product from starch. All three amylases were purified to give a single band on disc electrophoresis. They had similar properties except for molecular weight (MW) and isoelectric point (pI): optimum pH, 10.5; optimum temperature, 60°C; pH stability, 7–12; heat stability, 50–55°C; MW, 59000–80000; pI, 3.5–4.3. Metal ions such as Hg2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Co2+ and Ni2+ inhibited the enzyme activity. All the enzymes hydrolyzed starch to produce preferentially maltohexaose, rather than maltose and maltotetraose, in an early stage of the reaction. The yield of maltohexaose reached 25%–30% from soluble starch.
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Hayashi, T., Akiba, T. & Horikoshi, K. Properties of new alkaline maltohexaose-forming amylases. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 28, 281–285 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00250456
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