α-Amylase: an enzyme specificity found in various families of glycoside hydrolases
α-Amylase: an enzyme specificity found in various families of glycoside hydrolases
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Basel: Springer Basel
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α-Amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) represents the best known amylolytic enzyme. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of α-1,4-glucosidic bonds in starch and related α-glucans. In general, the α-amylase is an enzyme with a broad substrate preference and product specificity. In the sequence-based classification system of all carbohydrate-active enzymes, it is one of the...
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α-Amylase: an enzyme specificity found in various families of glycoside hydrolases
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1420-682X
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1420-9071
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10.1007/s00018-013-1388-z
