CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Glycosidases
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 5BCA
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of beta-amylase from Bacillus cereus var. mycoides at 2.2 A resolution.
Oyama, T., Kusunoki, M., Kishimoto, Y., Takasaki, Y., Nitta, Y.
J.Biochem.(Tokyo)