ISSN 2736-1624
Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology ISSN 7295-2849 Vol. 10 (1), pp. 001-005, January, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Synergism of cockroach (Periplaneta americana) α-amylase and α-glucosidase hydrolysis of starches
Lucien Patrice Kouame1*, Edmond Dué Ahipo1, Sebastien Lamine Niamke2, Françoise Akissi Kouame1 and Alphonse Kamenan1
1Laboratoire de Biochimie et Technologie des Aliments de l’Unité de Formation et de Recherche en Sciences et Technologie des Aliments de l’Université d’Abobo-Adjamé (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire), 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire.
2Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Unité de Formation et de Recherche en Biosciences de l’Université de Cocody (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire), 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
Accepted 15 September, 2019
Abstract
Cockroach Periplaneta americana α-amylase hydrolysed starch to maltose and maltodextrin. However, this enzyme was not active against maltose and maltotriose (2 h of reaction). α-Glucosidase of the same organism exhibited activities toward maltose and maltodextrin to glucose. Synergism was observed especially between both enzymes to produce glucose for cockroach P. americana nutrition.
Key words: α-Amylase, α-glucosidase, cockroach, Periplaneta americana, synergism.