Enzymatic preparation of maltohexaose, maltoheptaose, and maltooctaose by the preferential cyclomaltooligosaccharide (cyclodextrin) ring-opening reaction of Pyrococcus furiosus thermostable amylase

Specific-length maltooligosaccharides, particularly maltohexaose, maltoheptaose, and maltooctaose, were prepared from cyclomaltooligosaccharides (cyclodextrins, CDs) by the preferential cyclodextrin ring-opening reaction of an amylolytic enzyme from Pyrococcus furiosus. The enzyme primarily produces maltohexaose, maltoheptaose, and maltooctaose by hydrolyzing α-, β-, and γ-CD, respectively. This study aims to develop a high-efficiency synthesis of specific maltooligosaccharides at high-purity.