Glycoside hydrolase family 13

Alpha amylase, N-terminal ig-like domain
crystal structure of thermoactinomyces vulgaris r-47 alpha-amylase 1 (tvai) mutant d356n/e396q complexed with p2, a pullulan model oligosaccharide
Identifiers
SymbolAlpha-amylase_N
PfamPF02903
InterProIPR004185
SCOP21sma / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary
Alpha-amylase catalytic domain
cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (e.c.2.4.1.19) (cgtase)
Identifiers
SymbolAlpha-amylase
PfamPF00128
Pfam clanCL0058
InterProIPR006047
SCOP21ppi / SCOPe / SUPFAM
CAZyGH13
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary

In molecular biology, glycoside hydrolase family 13 is a family of glycoside hydrolases.

Glycoside hydrolases EC 3.2.1. are a widespread group of enzymes that hydrolyse the glycosidic bond between two or more carbohydrates, or between a carbohydrate and a non-carbohydrate moiety. A classification system for glycoside hydrolases, based on sequence similarity, has led to the definition of >100 different families. This classification is available on the CAZy web site, and also discussed at CAZypedia, an online encyclopedia of carbohydrate active enzymes.

Enzymes containing this domain belong to family 13 (CAZY GH_13) of the glycosyl hydrolases. The maltogenic alpha-amylase is an enzyme which catalyses hydrolysis of (1-4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides so as to remove successive alpha-maltose residues from the non-reducing ends of the chains in the conversion of starch to maltose. Other enzymes in this family include neopullulanase, which hydrolyses pullulan to panose, and cyclomaltodextrinase, which hydrolyses cyclodextrins.