GENE ENCODING RECOMBINANT TREHALOSE PHOSPHORYLASE, VECTOR CONTAINING THE GENE, TRANSFORMANT TRANSFORMED BY THE GENE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RECOMBINANT TREHALOSE PHOSPHORYLASE WITH THE USE OF THE TRANSFORMANT

摘要

A novel recombinant trehalose phosphorylase. A gene encoding trehalose phosphorylase is found out and a vector containing the same is constructed. Then a transformant is prepared and a recombinant trehalose phosphorylase is produced with the use of this transformant. Thus, trehalose phosphorylase can be produced on an industrial scale and, by using this enzyme, trehalose can be industrially advantageously produced from D-glucose and .alpha.-D-glucose-1-phosphate.