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β-Amylase from sweet potato

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Synonym(s):

1,4-α-D-Glucan maltohydrolase

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CAS Number:
9000-91-3
Enzyme Commission number:
3.2.1.2 (BRENDA, IUBMB)
EC Number:
232-566-1
MDL number:
MFCD00081391
UNSPSC Code:
41106514
NACRES:
NA.56

form

powder

mol wt

~200,000

packaging

vial of 15 mg

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storage temp.

−20°C

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General description

β-Amylase from sweet potato is a tetrameric enzyme with each monomer comprising (α/β) core domain and a C-terminal loop region. It belongs to the glycoside hydrolase family GH14.
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Application

β-Amylase from sweet potato has been used:
  • as a molecular weight marker in blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE)
  • as a standard for calibration curve preparation in size exclusion chromatography
  • as a model protein for small-angle X-ray analysis (SAXs)

Biochem/physiol Actions

β-Amylase acts on the polysaccharide α(1,4) glycosidic linkages and releases maltose present in the non-reducing ends. Due to its stability, β-Amylase from sweet potato is used in the immobilized enzyme preparation in combination with agarose beads.

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H334

Precautionary Statements

P261 - P284 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Khalilah G Reddie et al.
Molecular bioSystems, 4(6), 521-531 (2008-05-22)
Oxidation of the thiol functional group in cysteine (Cys-SH) to sulfenic (Cys-SOH), sulfinic (Cys-SO2H) and sulfonic acids (Cys-SO3H) is emerging as an important post-translational modification that can activate or deactivate the function of many proteins. Changes in thiol oxidation state
Luca Costa et al.
BMC structural biology, 16(1), 18-18 (2016-10-30)
Synchrotron radiation facilities are pillars of modern structural biology. Small-Angle X-ray scattering performed at synchrotron sources is often used to characterize the shape of biological macromolecules. A major challenge with high-energy X-ray beam on such macromolecules is the perturbation of
Optimization of the immobilization of sweet potato amylase using glutaraldehyde-agarose support. Characterization of the immobilized enzyme
Tavano OL, et al.
Process. Biochem., 48(7), 1054-1058 (2013)
Integration of affinity precipitation with partitioning methods for bioseparation of chitin binding lectins.
Teotia, S. et al.
Food and Bioproducts Processing, 84, 37-43 (2006)
S Teotia et al.
Enzyme and microbial technology, 28(9-10), 792-795 (2001-06-09)
beta-amylases are used in production of maltose syrup. It is shown that sweet potato beta-amylase can be purified by affinity precipitation with alginate with 80% activity yield and 44 fold purification. SDS-PAGE of the purified protein showed a single band
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