Reaction: maltose = α,α-trehalose
Other name(s): trehalose synthase; maltose glucosylmutase
Systematic name: maltose α-D-glucosylmutase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 395644-91-4
References:
1. Nishimoto, T., Nakano, M., Ikegami, S., Chaen, H., Fukuda, S., Sugimoto, T., Kurimoto, M., Tsujisaka, Y. Existence of a novel enzyme converting maltose to trehalose. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 59 (1995) 2189-2190.
2. Nishimoto, T., Nakano, M., Nakada, T., Chaen, H., Fukuda, S., Sugimoto, T., Kurimoto, M., Tsujisaka, Y. Purification and properties of a novel enzyme, trehalose synthase, from Pimelobacter sp. R48. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 60 (1996) 640-644. [PMID: 8829531]