AA의 2번 위치의 수산기에 부위특이적 활성을 갖는 Paenibacillus sp. JB-13 유래 CGTase의 AA-2G 생산최적조건을 검토하였다. AA-2G 생산에 효율적인 당공여체를 조사하기 위해 다양한 포도당 중합체를 당공여체로 사용하여 AA-2G 생산성을 검토한 결과 dextrin이 가장 높은 AA-2G 생산성을 나타내었으며, 대체적으로 중합도가 높은 당을 효율적으로 이용하였다. 최적 당공여체인 dextrin을 사용하여 AA-2G 생산최적조건을 검토한 결과 반응 혼합액을 2,500 units/ml의 CGTase, 기질농도, 15%, 기질농도비(AA-g/dextrin-g) 3:2으로 조성하여, $37^{circ}C$ , pH 6.5에서 44시간 반응 시킨 후, 1,500 units/ml의 glucoamylase를 $55^{circ}C$에서 15시간 반응시켰을 때 AA-2G의 생산이 최대를 나타내었다.
Paenibacillus sp. JB-13 producing the cyclodextrin glucan-otransferase(CGTase) [EC 2.4.1.19] that glucosylated ascorbic acid(AA) at the C-2 position was isolated form soil and the optimal conditions for the production of 2-O-$alpha$-D- Glucopyranosl L-Ascorbic acid(AA-2G) with CGTase were investigated. CGTase produced AA-2G efficiently using dextrin as a substrate and AA as an aceptor. Several AA-2-oilgosaccharides(AA-2Gs) were also produced in this reaction mixture, and these were efficiently hydro-lyzed to AA-2G and glucose by the treatment with glucoamylase. The optimal temperature for AA-2G production was $37^{circ}C$ and the optimal pH was around 6.5. CGTase also utilized $alpha$-,$eta$-,${gamma}$-CDs, soluble starch, com statch, dia-static solution from rice and diastatic solution from malt as substrate, but not glucose. The reaction mixture for the maximal production of AA-2G was following; 15% total substrate concentration, 2,500 units/ml of CGTase and a mixing ration of 3:2(g of AA: g of dextrin). Under this condition, 56 mM of AA-2G ,which corresponded to 12.4% yield based on AA. was produced after incubation for 44 hrs at $37^{circ}C$ and pH 6.5.
