ABSTRACT

I. Introduction ..................................................................................................588 II. Synthesis of Oligosaccharides by the β-Glycosidase from

Sulfolobus solfataricus ..................................................................................590 A. Glycosides ............................................................................................590 B. 2-Deoxyglycosides ................................................................................590

III. Synthesis of Oligosaccharides by Thermophilic Glycosynthases ................593 A. Hyperthermophilic β-glycosynthase from S. solfataricus ....................594 B. Improving the Performance of Hyperthermophilic Glycosynthase ......596

IV. α-Xylosidase from S. solfataricus ................................................................599 V. α-L-Fucosidase from S. solfataricus ............................................................602