CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Glycosidases
Functional Family Alpha-amylase 1

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.1
Alpha-amylase.
based on mapping to UniProt P04063
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)

P04063
AMY2_HORVU
Hordeum vulgare
Alpha-amylase type B isozyme

PDB Structure

PDB 1AMY
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal and molecular structure of barley alpha-amylase.
Kadziola, A., Abe, J., Svensson, B., Haser, R.
J.Mol.Biol.