CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Immunoglobulins
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

3.2.1.2
Beta-amylase.
based on mapping to UniProt P36924
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)

P36924
AMYB_BACCE
Bacillus cereus
Beta-amylase

PDB Structure

PDB 1B9Z
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structure of raw starch-digesting Bacillus cereus beta-amylase complexed with maltose.
Mikami, B., Adachi, M., Kage, T., Sarikaya, E., Nanmori, T., Shinke, R., Utsumi, S.
Biochemistry