CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Glycosidases
Functional Family Alpha-amylase A

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.1
Alpha-amylase.
based on mapping to UniProt P0C1B3
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)

P0C1B3
AMYA1_ASPOR
Aspergillus oryzae RIB40
Alpha-amylase A type-1/2

PDB Structure

PDB 2GVY
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Aspergillus
Primary Citation
Monoclinic crystal form of Aspergillus niger alpha-amylase in complex with maltose at 1.8 angstroms resolution.
Vujicic-Zagar, A., Dijkstra, B.W.
ACTA CRYSTALLOGR.,SECT.F
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