FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (11): 600-604.

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Review on Study Advances on Cyclodextrin Glucanotransferase Function

 XU  Bo, HUANG  Zun-Xi, CHEN  Bao-Ying, LIU  Hai-Yan   

  1. School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650092, China
  • Online:2007-11-15 Published:2011-11-22

Abstract: Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase ) is an important industrial enzyme used to produce cyclodextrin. Due to the extraordinary structure of cyclodextrin, it has been widely applied in food, pharmaceutical, chemical, agricultural and environmental industries. The present review attempts to summarize the reported data concerning the source, characteristics, mechanism, screening and the molecular biology of the enzyme.

Key words: cyclodextrin glucanotransferase, cyclodextrin, characteristics, mechanisms, screening, molecular biology