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Publication News: Insights from kinetic analysis of sucrose-phosphorylase catalyzed reactions

The optimization of chemical reactions always implies to know the underlaying kinetics like the back of one’s hand. This becomes even more important if a reaction is going to be applied for commercial-scale production! Sucrose phosphorylase, the central enzyme of CARBAFIN, was characterized in terms of kinetics related to the donor substrate: for the glycosylation of glycerol, the effect of donor substrates, in particular sucrose and glucose-1-phosphate was explored.

The results, published by CARBAFIN partner Graz University of Technology, give an explanation for the kinetic behavior of sucrose phosphorylase and show that type and concentration of the glucosyl donor have a significant impact on enzyme selectivity for product formation.