Drepper A, Peitzmann R, Pape H
Institut für Mikrobiologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
FEBS Lett. 1996 Jun 17;388(2-3):177-9. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00554-6.
Cell free extract of the acarbose producer Actinoplanes sp. catalyzes ATP-dependent phosphorylation of maltose. This was shown by two different assays. The product was purified and its structure determined to be alpha-maltose-1-phosphate by chemical analysis and NMR spectroscopy.