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Table 2 Specific activities of AmyZ1 and other known α-amylases toward soluble starches and raw starches

From: AmyZ1: a novel α-amylase from marine bacterium Pontibacillus sp. ZY with high activity toward raw starches

Source (enzyme name)

Specific activity (U/mg)

Refs

Soluble starch

Rice

Corn

Wheat

Potato

Bacteria

 Bacillus licheniformis 9945a (BliAmy)

3667

NM

NM

NM

NM

[49]

 Luteimonas abyssi XH031T (LaaA)

8881

NM

NM

NM

NM

[42]

 Bacillus licheniformis AS08E (Blamy-I)

1063

NM

NM

NM

NM

[50]

 Bacillus sp. UEB-S

900

NM

NM

NM

NM

[51]

 Streptomyces badius DB-1

247

156

148

212

NM

[52]

 Geobacillus thermoleovorans (Gt-amy)

1723

1049

2076

2371

NM

[12]

 Geobacillus sp. (Gs4j-amyA)

8600

NM

NM

NM

NM

[17]

 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

72

31

45

40

68

[10]

 Aeromonas salmonicida (AmyASS)

45

52

NM

5

NM

[22]

 Marine bacterial metagenomes (AmyP) (unknown marine bacterium)

NM

119

NM

7

12

[2]

 Bacillus acidicola

1166

875

793

979

NM

[11]

 Bacillus sp. YX-1

NM

NM

NM

NM

607

[53]

 Corallococcus sp. strain EGB (AmyM) sp. Strain EGB

14,000

NM

NM

NM

NM

[54]

 Pontibacillus sp. ZY (AmyZ1)

14,815

12,621

9056

5158

2623

This study

Fungi

 Aspergillus penicillioides

118

NM

NM

NM

NM

[43]

 Aspergillus oryzae cmc1

32

NM

NM

NM

NM

[44]

 Aspergillus oryzae cmc1 mutant M-100(6)

2461

NM

NM

NM

NM

[44]

 Aspergillus oryzae strain S2 (rAmyA)

5150

NM

NM

NM

NM

[45]

 Rhizopus oryzae (RoAmy)

1123

1044

1449

1494

1089

[13]

 Thermomyces dupontii (TdAmyA)

2814

2339

2709

2417

1315

[14]

Yeast

 Cryptococcus flavus (rAmy1)

4165a

NM

NM

NM

NM

[46]

 Cryptococcus flavus

843b

NM

NM

NM

NM

[47]

 Cryptococcus sp. S-2

2539

NM

NM

NM

NM

[9]

 Saccharomycopsis fibuligera (Sfamy KZ)

120

91c

98d

NM

NM

[48]

  1. Enzyme activity was measured by DNS method. One unit of amylase activity was defined as the amount of enzyme needed to release 1 μmol of reducing sugars as maltose per minute
  2. NM not mentioned
  3. aOne unit was defined as the amount of enzyme necessary to produce 1 mg glucose equivalent/min
  4. bOne unit of amylase activity was defined as the amount of enzyme necessary to hydrolyze 0.1 mg starch per minute
  5. c,dThe substrates were boiled