Reaction: palatinose + H2O = α-D-glucopyranose + D-fructofuranose
Glossary: palatinose = 6-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-D-fructofuranose
Other name(s): palQ (gene name)
Systematic name: palatinose α-1,6-glucohydrolase
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Erwinia rhapontici, is specific for palatinose.
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References:
1. Bornke, F., Hajirezaei, M. and Sonnewald, U. Cloning and characterization of the gene cluster for palatinose metabolism from the phytopathogenic bacterium Erwinia rhapontici. J. Bacteriol. 183 (2001) 2425-2430. [PMID: 11274100]