CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Glycosidases
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

2.4.1.25
4-alpha-glucanotransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt O87172
Transfers a segment of a (1->4)-alpha-D-glucan to a new position in an acceptor, which may be glucose or a (1->4)-alpha-D-glucan.
-!- An enzymic activity of this nature forms part of the mammalian and Saccharomyces cerevisiae glycogen branching system (see EC 3.2.1.33). -!- Formerly EC 2.4.1.3.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

O87172
MALQ_THETH
Thermus thermophilus
4-alpha-glucanotransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 1ESW
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
X-ray structure of acarbose bound to amylomaltase from Thermus aquaticus. Implications for the synthesis of large cyclic glucans.
Przylas, I., Terada, Y., Fujii, K., Takaha, T., Saenger, W., Strater, N.
Eur.J.Biochem.