African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Synergism of cockroach (Periplaneta americana) α-amylase and α-glucosidase hydrolysis of starches

Lucien Patrice Kouame1*, Edmond Dué Ahipo1, Sebastien Lamine Niamke2, Françoise Akissi Kouame1 and Alphonse Kamenan1
1Laboratoire de Biochimie et Technologie des Aliments de l’Unité de Formation et de Recherche en Sciences et Technologie des Aliments de l’Université d’Abobo-Adjamé (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire), 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire. 2Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Unité de Formation et de Recherche en Biosciences de l’Université de Cocody (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire),  22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 15 September 2004
  •  Published: 31 October 2004

Abstract

Cockroach Periplaneta americana α-amylase hydrolysed starch to maltose and maltodextrin. However, this enzyme was not active against maltose and maltotriose (2 h of reaction). α-Glucosidase of the same organism exhibited activities toward maltose and maltodextrin to glucose. Synergism was observed especially between both enzymes to produce glucose for cockroach P. americana nutrition.

 

Key words: α-Amylase, α-glucosidase,  cockroach,  Periplaneta americana,synergism.

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