D. geothermalis의 dgeo_0475 유전자로부터 만들어지는 효소를 정제하여 그 특성을 확인하였다. DGMA는 분자량이 약 68 kDa 크기의 효소로서 ${eta}$-CD, soluble starch 및 pullulan을 가수분해하는 CD 분해 효소임을 확인하였다. 효소의 최적 온도는 $40^{circ}C$ 최적 pH 는 6.0이며 대부분의 기질들을 glucose와 maltose로 가수분해 하였고 pullulan 및 soluble starch로부터 미량의 panose를 생성하였다. ${eta}$-CD를 가장 잘 가수분해하나 기질간 상대적 활성차이는 다른 CD 분해효소에 비하여 크지 않았다.
A putative maltogenic amylase gene (DGMA) was cloned from the Deinococcus geothermalis DSM 11300 genome using the polymerase chain reaction. The gene encoded 608 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 68,704 Da. The recombinant DGMA was constitutively expressed using the pHCXHD plasmid. As expected, the recombinant DGMA hydrolyzed cyclodextrins and starch to maltose and pullulan to panose by cleaving the ${alpha}$-(1,4)-glycosidic linkages, as observed for typical maltogenic amylases. Characterization of the recombinant DGMA revealed that the highest maltogenic amylase activity occurred at $40^{circ}C$ and pH 6.0. The half-life of catalytic activity at $65^{circ}C$ and $55^{circ}C$ were 8.2 min and 187.4 min, respectively. DGMA mainly hydrolyzed ${eta}$-cyclodextrin, soluble starch, and pullulan and its efficient ratio of those substrates was 9:4.5:1.
