海藻糖合酶的研究进展

Research Progress on Trehalose Synthase

摘要:

海藻糖是一种天然存在的非还原性二糖, 对生物膜和蛋白质等大分子有独特的保护作用, 在食品、医药、化妆品等多个领域中都有广泛的发展空间。海藻糖合酶(TreS)是一类分子内转糖苷酶, 专一性地以麦芽糖为底物, 一步转化生成海藻糖, 操作工艺简单、底物价格低廉、应用前景良好。本文综述了海藻糖合酶的酶学性质、催化机理、基因工程以及目前存在的主要问题和拟解决方案。

Abstract:

Trehalose is a naturally occurring non-reducing disaccharide. This sugar has been known as a protector of biomembrane and macromolecules. And it has been widely used in foods, medicines, cosmetics. Trehalose synthase (TreS) is an intramolecular transglycosylase. It can catalyze the conversion of maltose into trehalose in one step. As the simple protocol and cheap substrate, it is very prospect in the industrial production. Here we have discussed the properties, catalytic mechanism and gene-engineering of TreS, and also proposed some solutions to its present research problems.