A thermostable trehalose phosphorylase which is obtainable from microorganisms of the genus Thermoanaerobium and which hydrolyzes trehalose in the presence of an inorganic phosphoric acid to form D-glucose and .beta.-D-glucose-1-phosphoric acid. The trehalose phosphorylase can be also prepared by recombinant...http://www.google.es/patents/US5993889?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US5993889 - Trehalose phosphorylase, its preparation and use