Review Article
Psychrophilic Enzymes: From Folding to Function and Biotechnology
Table 2
Kinetic parameters for the hydrolysis of polysaccharides at 25°C by psychrophilic and mesophilic
α-amylases. Adapted from [
181].
| Substrate | Psychrophilic α-amylase | Mesophilic α-amylase | | | / | | | / | s−1 | mg L−1 | s−1 mg−1 L | s−1 | mg L−1 | s−1 mg−1 L |
| Starch | 663 | 155 | 4.3 | 327 | 41 | 8.0 | Amylopectin | 636 | 258 | 2.5 | 222 | 53 | 4.2 | Amylose | 2148 | 178 | 12.1 | 700 | 36 | 19.4 | Dextrin | 716 | 586 | 1.2 | 311 | 61 | 5.1 | Glycogen | 491 | 1344 | 0.3 | 193 | 46 | 4.2 |
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