title: Preparation of non-reducing-end substituted p-nitrophenyl alpha-maltopentaoside (FG5P) as a substrate for a coupled enzymatic assay for alpha-amylases.
abstract: p-Nitrophenyl O-6-deoxy-6-[(2-pyridyl)amino]-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-alpha-D - glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-alpha-D- glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-alpha-D-glucopyranoside, FG5P, was prepared, taking advantage of the action of Bacillus macerans cyclodextrin glucanotransferase on a mixture of O-6-deoxy-6-[(2-pyridyl)-amino]-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-alpha- D- glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-alpha-D- glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----4)-D-glucose and p-nitrophenyl alpha-glucoside. The maltopentaose derivative is resistant to alpha-glucosidase and is suitable as a substrate for the alpha-amylase assay coupled with alpha-glucosidase in which the activity of alpha-amylase is determined by measuring the amount of p-nitrophenol liberated by alpha-glucosidase from p-nitrophenyl alpha-glucoside and p-nitrophenyl alpha-maltoside produced by the action of alpha-amylase. This alpha-amylase assay method was applied for determination of alpha-amylases in human serum.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Omichi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikenaka
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008320:Maltose; D009578:Nitrobenzenes; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D000520:alpha-Glucosidases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009578:Nitrobenzenes; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D008320:Maltose; D005964:Glucosyltransferases; C019963:cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase; D000516:alpha-Amylases; D000520:alpha-Glucosidases