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https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/technical-documents/protocol/protein-biology/enzyme-activity-assays/enzymatic-assay-of-a-amylase
A4862
α-Amylase from Bacillus sp.
liquid
Synonym(s):
1,4-α-D-glucan glucanohydrolase, 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase, alpha-amylase, endoglucanase
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About This Item
CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54
EC Number:
MDL number:
eCl@ss:
32160410
Biological source:
Bacillus sp.
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General description
α-Amylase belongs to glycosyl hydrolase family 13. It comprises of A, B and C domains. Domain A has two aspartic acid and a glutamic acid as catalytic residues. Domain B possesses Ca2+ and Na+ binding sites.
Application
α-Amylase from Bacillus sp. has been used in the digestion of lyophilized microalgae sample. It has also been used to evaluate α-amylase inhibitory activity in marine algae samples and Myrmecodia platytyrea.
Biochem/physiol Actions
α-Amylase hydrolyzes the polysaccharides starch, malto-oligosaccharides at the α-d-(1,4)-glucosidic linkages to α-anomeric products. It has wide applications in industries including food, pharmaceutical, textile and paper.
Other Notes
One unit will liberate 1.0 mg of maltose from starch in 3 minutes at pH 6.9 at 20 deg C.
Legal Information
A product of Novozyme Corp.
Termamyl is a registered trademark of Novozymes Corp.
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| description liquid | description powder, yellow-brown, ~380 U/mg | description Type II-A, lyophilized powder, ≥1,500 units/mg protein (biuret) | description Type XII-A, saline solution, ≥500 units/mg protein (biuret) |
| biological source Bacillus sp. | biological source Bacillus sp. | biological source bacterial (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) | biological source - |
| form liquid | form powder | form lyophilized powder | form saline solution |
| storage temp. 2-8°C | storage temp. 2-8°C | storage temp. −20°C | storage temp. 2-8°C |
| Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 100 | Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 200 |
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Hazard Classifications
Resp. Sens. 1
Storage Class
10 - Combustible liquids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point (°F)
Not applicable
Flash Point (°C)
Not applicable
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