Characterization of a maltose-forming α-amylase from an amylolytic lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum S21

• Main Authors: Apinun Kanpiengjai, Saisamorn Lumyong, Thu Ha Nguyen, Dietmar Haltrich, Chartchai Khanongnuch
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84936110636&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/54135
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V. A maltose-forming α-amylase was purified from the culture supernatant of Lactobacillus plantarum S21 cultivated on starch. The enzyme is a monomer with a molecular mass of 95 kDa, its activity is Ca²⁺-independent, and the optimum of amylase ac...