CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Glycosidases
Functional Family Pancreatic alpha-amylase

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.1
Alpha-amylase.
based on mapping to UniProt P00690
Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides containing three or more (1->4)-alpha-linked D-glucose units.
-!- Acts on starch, glycogen and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides in a random manner; reducing groups are liberated in the alpha-configuration. -!- The term 'alpha' relates to the initial anomeric configuration of the free sugar group released and not to the configuration of the linkage hydrolyzed.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P00690
AMYP_PIG
Sus scrofa
Pancreatic alpha-amylase

PDB Structure

PDB 1WO2
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Molecular Basis of the Effects of Chloride Ion on the Acid-Base Catalyst in the Mechanism of Pancreatic alpha-Amylase
Qian, M., Ajandouz, E.H., Payan, F., Nahoum, V.
Biochemistry
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