CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Immunoglobulins
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.2
Beta-amylase.
based on mapping to UniProt P36924
Hydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides so as to remove successive maltose units from the non-reducing ends of the chains.
-!- Acts on starch, glycogen and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides producing beta-maltose by an inversion.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P36924
AMYB_BACCE
Bacillus cereus
Beta-amylase

PDB Structure

PDB 1J18
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal Structure of a Catalytic Site Mutant of beta-Amylase from Bacillus cereus var. mycoides Cocrystallized with Maltopentaose
Miyake, H., Kurisu, G., Kusunoki, M., Nishimura, S., Kitamura, S., Nitta, Y.
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