Maltononaose is an oligosaccharide comprised of nine α-1,4-linked glucose molecules.1,2 It has been used as a substrate to study the cleavage distribution and enzyme kinetics of B. licheniformis thermostable α-amylase, as well as the enzyme kinetics of A. niger glucoamylase II.1,3
1.Ermer, J., Rose, K., HÜbner, G., et al.Subsite affinities of Aspergillus niger glucoamylase II determined with p-nitrophenylmaltooligosaccharidesBiol. Chem. Hoppe Seyler374(2)123-128(1993) 2.Uchida, R., Nasu, A., Tobe, K., et al.A convenient preparation of maltooctaose and maltononaose by the coupling reaction of cyclomaltodextrinaseCarbohydr. Res.287(2)271-274(1996) 3.Tran, P.L., Lee, J.-S., and Park, K.-H.Experimental evidence for a 9-binding subsite of Bacillus licheniformis thermostable α-amylaseFEBS Lett.588(4)620-624(2014)