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beta-Amylase

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Definition: An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-glycosidic linkages in starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides so as to remove successive beta-maltose units from the non-reducing ends of the chains. EC 3.2.1.2.      Other names beta Amylase
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
BAM8 protein, Arabidopsis  EC 3.2.1.2   *beta-Amylase *Transcription Factors *Arabidopsis Proteins DNA-Binding Proteins. Plant Cell 2011 Apr;23(4):1391-403
BAM7 protein, Arabidopsis  EC 3.2.1.2   *beta-Amylase *Transcription Factors *Arabidopsis Proteins DNA-Binding Proteins. Plant Cell 2011 Apr;23(4):1391-403
thioredoxin-regulated beta-amylase, Arabidopsis  EC 3.2.1.2   *beta-Amylase *Arabidopsis Proteins. Plant Physiol 2006 Jul;141(3):840-50
beta-amylase8, Arabidopsis  EC 3.2.1.2   *beta-Amylase. Plant J 2005 Dec;44(5):730-43
maltosylamine  21973-66-0 4-O alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucopyranosylamine  *Amino Sugars beta-Amylase/antagonists & inhibitors. Arch Biochem Biophys 195(2):392;1979

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