Abstract
Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase, EC 2.4.1.19) is an enzyme able to forming cyclodextrin as the final product with starch as substrate. It is an enzyme that has gained industrial interest due to the increasing application of cyclodextrins (CDs) in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Two alkalophilic bacteria, Bacillus sp subgroup alcalophilus E16 and Paenibacillus campinasensis…