Ascorbic acid로부터 $2-O-{alpha}-D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic$ acid (AA-2G)를 생산하기 위하여, transglucosylation 활성을 가지는 발아미의 ${alpha}-glucosidase$를 효소원으로 이용하였다. 시험한 6 품종의 벼중에서 일품벼의 ${alpha}-glucosidase$ 활성이 125.0 unit/ml로 가장 높았으며, 발아후 3일째에서 최대 비활성 8.52 unit/ml protein을 보였다. 일품벼의 조효소액을 이용한 AA-2G 생산에 있어서 glucose 공여체로는 maltose가 가장 좋았으며, maltose와 ascorbic acid의 최적 농도는 각각 125 mM와 175 mM이었다 ${alpha}-Glucosidase$ 농도는 100 unit에서 가장 좋았으며, 효과적인 완충용액은 sodium citrate였고, 최적 농도는 100 mM이었다 최적 pH 및 반응은도는 각각 5.0과 $60^{circ}C$이었다. 상기의 최적 반응조건 하에서 35분 반응후에 ascorbic acid로부터 $108.43;{mu}M/unit$의 AA-2G가 생산되었으며, 전환율은 ascorbic acid에 대해 6.2%였다.
For the enzymatic production of $2-O-{alpha}-D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic$ acid (AA-2G) from ascorbic acid, rice seed was used as the source of ${alpha}-glucosidase$ having transglucosylation activity. Among six rice varieties, cultivated in Korea, ${alpha}-glucosidase$ activity of Oryza savita L. cv. Ilpumbyeo was the highest with 125.03 unit/ml and it had maximum specific activity with 8.52 unit/mg protein when rice seeds were grown for 3 days after germination. For the production of AA-2G using crude extract of O. savita L. cv. Ilpumbyeo, maltose was most effective glucose donor. The optimum concentration of maltose and ascorbic acid were 125 mM and 175 mM, respectively. The optimum concentration of ${alpha}-glucosidase$ was 100 unit. The most effective buffer was 100 mM sodium citrate. The optimum pH and temperature were 5.0 and $60^{circ}C$, respectively. Under the optimum condition, $108.43;{mu}M/unit$ of AA-2G was produced from ascorbic acid after 35 minutes of reaction, which corresponds to 6.2% of conversion ratio based on the amount of ascorbic acid used.
