Abstract

Lucien Patrice Kouame, Edmond Dué Ahipo , Sebastien Lamine Niamke , Françoise Akissi Kouame and Alphonse Kamenan

 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.