Identification of acceptor substrate binding subsites +2 +3 in the amylomaltase from Thermus thermophilus HB8

Glycoside hydrolase family 77 (GH77) belongs to the α-amylase superfamily (Clan H) together with GH13 and GH70. GH77 enzymes are amylomaltases or 4-α-glucanotransferases, involved in maltose metabolism in microorganisms and in starch biosynthesis in plants. Here we characterized the amylomaltase from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermus...

Properties and applications of starch-converting enzymes of the alpha-amylase family

Starch is a major storage product of many economically important crops such as wheat, rice, maize, tapioca, and potato. A large-scale starch processing industry has emerged in the last century. In the past decades, we have seen a shift from the acid hydrolysis of starch to the use of starch-converting enzymes in the production of maltodextrin,...