Draft:Reuteransucrase

Reuteransucrase is an enzyme produced by certain species of Lactobacillus reuteri [1] This enzyme is able to synthesize a polysaccharide called reuteran from sucrose.[2]

depending on the specific reuteransucrase used the percent yield of alpha 1-4 To alpha 1-6. for example Lactobacillus reuteri 121 produces 58% alpha 1-4 linkages[3] however a average for alpha 1-4 is 70%[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kralj, S.; van Geel-Schutten, G. H.; van der Maarel, M. J. E. C.; Dijkhuizen, L. (2004). "Biochemical and molecular characterization of Lactobacillus reuteri 121 reuteransucrase". Microbiology. 150 (7): 2099–2112. doi:10.1099/mic.0.27105-0. ISSN 1465-2080. PMID 15256553.
  2. ^ White, David; Drummond, James; Fuqua, Clay (2012). The physiology and biochemistry of prokaryotes (4th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539304-0.
  3. ^ Meng, Xiangfeng; Pijning, Tjaard; Dobruchowska, Justyna M.; Yin, Huifang; Gerwig, Gerrit J.; Dijkhuizen, Lubbert (2016-10-17). "Structural determinants of alternating (α1 → 4) and (α1 → 6) linkage specificity in reuteransucrase of Lactobacillus reuteri". Scientific Reports. 6 (1): 35261. Bibcode:2016NatSR...635261M. doi:10.1038/srep35261. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5066211. PMID 27748434.
  4. ^ Kralj, S.; Stripling, E.; Sanders, P.; van Geel-Schutten, G. H.; Dijkhuizen, L. (July 2005). "Highly Hydrolytic Reuteransucrase from Probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri Strain ATCC 55730". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71 (7): 3942–3950. Bibcode:2005ApEnM..71.3942K. doi:10.1128/AEM.71.7.3942-3950.2005. ISSN 0099-2240. PMC 1169070. PMID 16000808.