The reaction gives at first equimolar amounts of α- and β-D-glucose. The enzyme is a hydrolase, specifically a glycosidase that hydrolyses O- and S-glycosyl compounds. It is also called trehalase, and it participates in starch and sucrose metabolism.
Structural studies
As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes PDB: 2JF4 and PDB: 2JG0.
References
↑Myrbäck K, Örtenblad B (1937). "Trehalose und Hefe. II. Trehalasewirkung von Hefepräparaten". Biochem. Z. 291: 61–69.
↑Hehre EJ, Sawai T, Brewer CF, Nakano M, Kanda T (June 1982). "Trehalase: stereocomplementary hydrolytic and glucosyl transfer reactions with α- and β-D-glucosyl fluoride". Biochemistry. 21 (13): 3090–7. doi:10.1021/bi00256a009. PMID7104311.