Maltooctaose

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
66567-45-1

[ Name ]:
Maltooctaose

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Maltooctaose, a specific-length maltooligosaccharide, can be produced by PFTA (Pyrococcus furiosus)[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

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[In Vitro]

PFTA (Pyrococcus furiosus) is a very special enzyme that caneasily open up the certain cyclodextrin molecules to produce specific-length maltooligosaccharides, particularly maltohexaose, maltoheptaose, and maltooctaose[1].

[References]

[1]. Yang SJ, et al. Enzymatic preparation of maltohexaose, maltoheptaose, and maltooctaose by the preferential cyclomaltooligosaccharide (cyclodextrin) ring-opening reaction of Pyrococcus furiosus thermostable amylase [published correction appears in Carbohydr Res. 2006 Jul 3;341(9):1192]. Carbohydr Res. 2006;341(3):420-424.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₄₈H₈₂O₄₁

[ Molecular Weight ]:
1315.14

Related Compounds

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