This family of glycosyl hydrolases contains vacuolar acid trehalase and maltose phosphorylase.Maltose phosphorylase (MP) is a dimeric enzyme that catalyses the conversion of maltose and inorganic phosphate into beta-D-glucose-1-phosphate and glucos ...
This family of glycosyl hydrolases contains vacuolar acid trehalase and maltose phosphorylase.Maltose phosphorylase (MP) is a dimeric enzyme that catalyses the conversion of maltose and inorganic phosphate into beta-D-glucose-1-phosphate and glucose. The C-terminal domain forms a two layered jelly roll motif. This domain is situated at the base of the catalytic domain, however its function remains unknown [1].
Maltose phosphorylase (MP) catalyses the conversion of maltose and inorganic phosphate into beta-D-glucose-1-phosphate and glucose without a cofactor. It belongs to family 65 of glycoside hydrolases and can be classed as an inverting phosphorylase for the inversion of the anomeric configuration. The reverse reaction of maltose phosphorylase is of particular interest to synthesise low cost disaccharides for large scale oligosaccharide production.