CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Glycosidases
Functional Family Beta-amylase

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.2
Beta-amylase.
based on mapping to UniProt P16098
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)

P16098
AMYB_HORVU
Hordeum vulgare
Beta-amylase

PDB Structure

PDB 1B1Y
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
The crystal structure of the sevenfold mutant of barley beta-amylase with increased thermostability at 2.5 A resolution.
Mikami, B., Yoon, H.J., Yoshigi, N.
J.Mol.Biol.