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. 1971 Jun;106(3):1034–1035. doi: 10.1128/jb.106.3.1034-1035.1971

Isolation and Identification of Trehalase from Pullularia pullulans

Emanuel Merdinger 1,2, Charles F Lange 1,2, Ben F Booker 1,2
PMCID: PMC248758  PMID: 5104982

Abstract

Trehalase has been isolated from Pullularia pullulans. The enzyme, which is specific for trehalose, was purified approximately 800-fold. The optimal pH was found to be 4.0 and the Michaelis dissociation constant, Km, was determined to be 3.2 × 10−3m.

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