Formation and Degradation of Cyclic Dextrins by Intracellular Enzymes of Bacillus macerans

Abstract
The enzymes of Bacillus macerans that participate in the formation and degradation of Schardinger dextrins were shown to be intracellular. Bacillus macerans amylase converts starch into cyclic dextrins. A newly discovered enzyme, cyclodextrinase, catalyzes the degradation of cyclic dextrins.