CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Glycosidases
Functional Family Cytoplasmic alpha-amylase

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.1
Alpha-amylase.
based on mapping to UniProt P06278
Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides containing three or more (1->4)-alpha-linked D-glucose units.
-!- Acts on starch, glycogen and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides in a random manner; reducing groups are liberated in the alpha-configuration. -!- The term 'alpha' relates to the initial anomeric configuration of the free sugar group released and not to the configuration of the linkage hydrolyzed.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P06278
AMY_BACLI
Bacillus licheniformis
Alpha-amylase

PDB Structure

PDB 1VJS
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of thermostable alpha-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis refined at 1.7 A resolution
Hwang, K.Y., Song, H.K., Chang, C., Lee, J., Lee, S.Y., Kim, K.K., Choe, S., Sweet, R.M., Suh, S.W.
Mol.Cell