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 P04746
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)

P04746
AMYP_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Pancreatic alpha-amylase

PDB Structure

PDB 4W93
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The amylase inhibitor montbretin A reveals a new glycosidase inhibition motif.
Williams, L.K., Zhang, X., Caner, S., Tysoe, C., Nguyen, N.T., Wicki, J., Williams, D.E., Coleman, J., McNeill, J.H., Yuen, V., Andersen, R.J., Withers, S.G., Brayer, G.D.
Nat.Chem.Biol.
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