The object of the present invention is to provide a polypeptide which can
be used to produce a saccharide having the structure of
cyclo{.fwdarw.6)-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-(1.fwdarw.3)-.alpha.-D-glucopyr-
anosyl-(1.fwdarw.6)-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-(1.fwdarw.3)-.alpha.-D-glucop-
yranosyl-(1.fwdarw.}, a DNA encoding the polypeptide, and uses thereof.
The present invention solves the above object by establishing a
polypeptide which has an enzymatic activity of forming a saccharide with
a glucose polymerization degree of 3 or higher and bearing both the
.alpha.-1,6 glucosidic linkage as a linkage at the non-reducing end and
the .alpha.-1,4 glucosidic linkage other than the linkage at the
non-reducing end from a saccharide with a glucose polymerization degree
of 2 or higher and bearing the .alpha.-1,4 glucosidic linkage as a
linkage at the non-reducing end by .alpha.-glucosyl transferring reaction
without substantially increasing the reducing power, a DNA encoding the
polypeptide, a replicable recombinant DNA comprising the DNA encoding the
polypeptide and an autonomously replicable vector, a transformant
constructed by introducing the recombinant DNA into an appropriate host,
and uses thereof.