A maltooligosaccharide-forming amylase that hydrolyzes starch into maltotriose and maltopentaose was found in the culture filtrate of a strain of Bacillus circulans GRS 313 isolated from local soil. The enzyme was purified by organic solvent fractionation, Sephadex G-100 gel filtration and CM-Sephadex column chromatography. Optimum pH and temperature of amylase were evaluated using response surface methodology (RSM) and were found to be 48°C and 4.9, respectively. The enzyme was stable up to 60°C and its pH stability was in the range of 5.0–8.0. The K m and V max of the amylase with starch were 11.66 mg/ml and 68.97 U, respectively, and the energy of activation, E a, was 7.52 kcal/mol. Dextrin inhibited the enzyme competitively, with a K i of 6.1 mg/ml, and glucose caused noncompetitive inhibition with a K i of 9.5 mg/ml. The enzyme was inhibited by Hg2+, Mn2+, Fe3+ and Cu2+ and enhanced by Co2+ and Mg2+. EDTA reversed the inhibitory effect of the metals. Paper chromatographic and high-performance liquid chromatography analysis of the products of the amylolytic reaction showed the presence of maltotriose, maltotetraose, maltopentaose, maltose and glucose in the starch hydrolysate. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2002) 28, 193–200 DOI: 10.1038/sj/jim/7000220
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Received 11 December 2000/ Accepted in revised form 22 October 2001
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Dey, G., Palit, S., Banerjee, R. et al. Purification and characterization of maltooligosaccharide-forming amylase from Bacillus circulans GRS 313. J Ind Microbiol Biotech 28, 193–200 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj/jim/7000220
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