TRANSGLYCOSIDATION RELATING TO RIBOFLAVIN BY ESCHERICHIA COLI

IX. OCCURRENCE OF TRNSGLYCOSIDASE IN MICROORGANISMS

Abstract

1. The transglycosidase requiring B₂ as the specific acceptor of glycosyl groups was found in various kinds of microorganisms.
2. The optimal conditions and the activities of the transglycosidases were found to vary with the different strains of the microorganisms.
3. A close relationship was assumed to exist between the activity of the transglycosidases and the metabolic ability of the donor saccharides in microorganisms.