Isoamylase gene (iso) of Pseudomonas amyloderamosa was amplified by po
lymerase chain reaction and cloned into Saccharomyces cerevisiae vecto
rs under the control of alcohol dehydrogenase gene and glyceraldehyde-
3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene promoters. The signal sequence of iso g
ene was also replaced with that of Schwanniomyces occidentalis alpha-a
mylase gene. The extracellular isoamylase activity of transformed Sacc
. cerevisiae could reach 86 U ml(-1) after a 4-days cultivation.