CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Immunoglobulins
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.2
Beta-amylase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q9Z4N9
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)

Q9Z4N9
Q9Z4N9_BACCE
Bacillus cereus
Beta-amylase

PDB Structure

PDB 1CQY
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structure of Separated Starch-Binding Domain of Bacillus cereus B-amylase
Yoon, H.J., Hirata, A., Adachi, M., Sekine, A., Utsumi, S., Mikami, B.
To be Published