| Activities in Sub Family | [retaining] maltopentaose-producing α-amylase (EC 3.2.1.-);[retaining] α-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1);[retaining] maltotetraose-producing α-amylase (EC 3.2.1.60);[retaining] maltohexaose-producing α-amylase (EC 3.2.1.98) |
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| Mechanism | Retaining |
| Clan | GH-H |
| 3D Structure Status | ( β / α ) 8 barrel |
| Catalytic Nucleophile/Base | Asp (experimental) |
| Catalytic Proton Donor | Glu (experimental) |
| Note | New: many members have been assigned to subfamilies as described by Stam et al. (2006) Protein Eng Des Sel. 19, 555-562 (PMID: 17085431) |
| External resources | CAZypedia; EBI Protein of the Month; HOMSTRAD; PDB Molecule of the Month; PRINTS; |
| Commercial Enzyme Provider(s) | MEGAZYME; PROZOMIX; |
| Statistics | GenBank accession (5167); Uniprot accession (8); |