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 P10538
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)

P10538
AMYB_SOYBN
Glycine max
Beta-amylase

PDB Structure

PDB 1BYB
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal structures of soybean beta-amylase reacted with beta-maltose and maltal: active site components and their apparent roles in catalysis.
Mikami, B., Degano, M., Hehre, E.J., Sacchettini, J.C.
Biochemistry