α-Amylase: an enzyme specificity found in various families of glycoside hydrolases

Purification, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of the marine α-amylase AmyP

(2013) Jigang Yu et al.   Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications

Gene make-up: rapid and massive intron gains after horizontal transfer of a bacterial α-amylase gene to Basidiomycetes

(2013) Jean-Luc Da Lage et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Crystal structure of a compact α-amylase from Geobacillus thermoleovorans

(2013) Sook-Chen Mok et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

Effect of Heavy Atoms on the Thermal Stability of α-Amylase from Aspergillus oryzae

(2013) Michihiro Sugahara et al.   PLoS One

Structure of the α-1,6/α-1,4-specific glucansucrase GTFA fromLactobacillus reuteri121

(2012) Tjaard Pijning et al.   Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications

An extremely thermostable amylopullulanase from Staphylothermus marinus displays both pullulan- and cyclodextrin-degrading activities

(2012) Xiaolei Li et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Preferential and rapid degradation of raw rice starch by an α-amylase of glycoside hydrolase subfamily GH13_37

(2012) Yin Lei et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Degradation of the starch components amylopectin and amylose by barley α-amylase 1: Role of surface binding site 2

(2012) Jonas Willum Nielsen et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Structural and functional characterization of recombinant medaka fish alpha-amylase expressed in yeast Pichia pastoris

(2012) Kimihiko Mizutani et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS

Temperature adaptations in psychrophilic, mesophilic and thermophilic chloride-dependent alpha-amylases

(2012) Alexandre Cipolla et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Evolution, substrate specificity and subfamily classification of glycoside hydrolase family 5 (GH5)

(2012) Henrik Aspeborg et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Tracing the evolution of the α-amylase subfamily GH13_36 covering the amylolytic enzymes intermediate between oligo-1,6-glucosidases and neopullulanases

(2012) Katarína Majzlová et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Sequence fingerprints of enzyme specificities from the glycoside hydrolase family GH57

(2012) Karol Blesák et al.   EXTREMOPHILES

In silico identification of catalytic residues and domain fold of the family GH119 sharing the catalytic machinery with the α-amylase family GH57

(2012) Štefan Janeček et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Raw starch-degrading α-amylase fromBacillus aquimarisMKSC 6.2: isolation and expression of the gene, bioinformatics and biochemical characterization of the recombinant enzyme

(2012) F. Puspasari et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Enzymology and Structure of the GH13_31 Glucan 1,6- -Glucosidase That Confers Isomaltooligosaccharide Utilization in the Probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM

(2012) M. S. Moller et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Multidomain Carbohydrate-binding Proteins Involved inBacteroides thetaiotaomicronStarch Metabolism

(2012) Elizabeth A. Cameron et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Functional and Structural Characterization of α-(1→2) Branching Sucrase Derived from DSR-E Glucansucrase

(2012) Yoann Brison et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cloning and characterization of two new thermostable and alkalitolerant α-amylases from the Anoxybacillus species that produce high levels of maltose

(2012) Yen Yen Chai et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Update on activities at the Universal Protein Resource (UniProt) in 2013

(2012)   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Phylogenomic Relationships between Amylolytic Enzymes from 85 Strains of Fungi

(2012) Wanping Chen et al.   PLoS One

Expression of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis AMY1 in a Histoplasma capsulatum amy1 Mutant, Relates an α-(1,4)-Amylase to Cell Wall α-(1,3)-Glucan Synthesis

(2012) Emma Camacho et al.   PLoS One

Distinct Characteristics of Single Starch-Binding Domain SBD1 Derived from Tandem Domains SBD1-SBD2 of Halophilic Kocuria varians Alpha-Amylase

(2012) Rui Yamaguchi et al.   PROTEIN JOURNAL

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Thermostable gh-57 Gene from Metagenomic Fosmid Library of the Juan De Fuca Ridge Hydrothemal Vent

(2011) Hui Wang et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Hierarchical classification of glycoside hydrolases

(2011) D. G. Naumoff   BIOCHEMISTRY-MOSCOW

Occurrence and functional significance of secondary carbohydrate binding sites in glycoside hydrolases

(2011) Sven Cuyvers et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Structural and evolutionary aspects of two families of non-catalytic domains present in starch and glycogen binding proteins from microbes, plants and animals

(2011) Štefan Janeček et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

Halophilic characterization of starch-binding domain from Kocuria varians α-amylase

(2011) Rui Yamaguchi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Crystal Structure of Glucansucrase from the Dental Caries Pathogen Streptococcus mutans

(2011) Keisuke Ito et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Identification and Phylogenetic Characterization of a New Subfamily of α-Amylase Enzymes from Marine Microorganisms

(2011) Yang Liu et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Phylogenetic Distribution of Intron Positions in Alpha-Amylase Genes of Bilateria Suggests Numerous Gains and Losses

(2011) Jean-Luc Da Lage et al.   PLoS One

Sequence-Structural Features and Evolutionary Relationships of Family GH57 α-Amylases and Their Putative α-Amylase-Like Homologues

(2011) Štefan Janeček et al.   PROTEIN JOURNAL

Structural analysis of CPF_2247, a novel α-amylase from Clostridium perfringens

(2011) Elizabeth Ficko-Blean et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

Characteristics of raw starch degrading α-amylase from Bacillus aquimaris MKSC 6.2 associated with soft coral Sinularia sp.

(2011) Fernita Puspasari et al.   STARCH-STARKE

Purification, biochemical characterization and gene sequencing of a thermostable raw starch digesting α-amylase from Geobacillus thermoleovorans subsp. stromboliensis subsp. nov.

(2011) Ilaria Finore et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Structure ofBacillus amyloliquefaciensα-amylase at high resolution: implications for thermal stability

(2010) Jahan Alikhajeh et al.   Acta Crystallographica Section F-Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications

Salt-dependent thermo-reversible α-amylase: cloning and characterization of halophilic α-amylase from moderately halophilic bacterium, Kocuria varians

(2010) Rui Yamaguchi et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

X-ray Crystallographic Analyses of Pig Pancreatic α-Amylase with Limit Dextrin, Oligosaccharide, and α-Cyclodextrin,

(2010) Steven B. Larson et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Tyrosine 39 of GH13 α-amylase from Thermococcus hydrothermalis contributes to its thermostability

(2010) Andrej Godány et al.   BIOLOGIA

A GH57 Family Amylopullulanase from Deep-Sea Thermococcus siculi: Expression of the Gene and Characterization of the Recombinant Enzyme

(2010) Yu-Liang Jiao et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Crystal structures of isomaltase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and in complex with its competitive inhibitor maltose

(2010) Keizo Yamamoto et al.   FEBS Journal

Consolidation of glycosyl hydrolase family 30: A dual domain 4/7 hydrolase family consisting of two structurally distinct groups

(2010) Franz J. St John et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Thermus thermophilusGlycoside Hydrolase Family 57 Branching Enzyme

(2010) Marta Palomo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Structures of human pancreatic α-amylase in complex with acarviostatins: Implications for drug design against type II diabetes

(2010) Xiaohong Qin et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Crystal structure of a 117 kDa glucansucrase fragment provides insight into evolution and product specificity of GH70 enzymes

(2010) A. Vujicic-Zagar et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A chemically modified α-amylase with a molten-globule state has entropically driven enhanced thermal stability†

(2010) Khawar Sohail Siddiqui et al.   PROTEIN ENGINEERING DESIGN & SELECTION

Gene Sequence, Bioinformatics and Enzymatic Characterization of α-Amylase from Saccharomycopsis fibuligera KZ

(2010) Eva Hostinová et al.   PROTEIN JOURNAL

Structural basis for branching-enzyme activity of glycoside hydrolase family 57: Structure and stability studies of a novel branching enzyme from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus Kodakaraensis KOD1

(2010) Camila R. Santos et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

Structural and functional analysis of substrate recognition by the 250s loop in amylomaltase from Thermus brockianus

(2010) Jong-Hyun Jung et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

SusG: A Unique Cell-Membrane-Associated α-Amylase from a Prominent Human Gut Symbiont Targets Complex Starch Molecules

(2010) Nicole M. Koropatkin et al.   STRUCTURE

Two Secondary Carbohydrate Binding Sites on the Surface of Barley α-Amylase 1 Have Distinct Functions and Display Synergy in Hydrolysis of Starch Granules

(2009) Morten M. Nielsen et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Looking for the ancestry of the heavy-chain subunits of heteromeric amino acid transporters rBAT and 4F2hc within the GH13 α-amylase family

(2009) Marek Gabriško et al.   FEBS Journal

The carbohydrate-binding module family 20 - diversity, structure, and function

(2009) Camilla Christiansen et al.   FEBS Journal

Structural determinants of product specificity of sucrose isomerases

(2009) Stéphanie Ravaud et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Complex Glycan Catabolism by the Human Gut Microbiota: The Bacteroidetes Sus-like Paradigm

(2009) Eric C. Martens et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Protein structure prediction on the Web: a case study using the Phyre server

(2009) Lawrence A Kelley et al.   Nature Protocols

Gene cloning and enzymatic characteristics of a novel γ-cyclodextrin-specific cyclodextrinase from alkalophilic Bacillus clarkii 7364

(2008) Yoshinori Nakagawa et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS

A Maltooligosaccharide-Forming Amylase Gene fromBrachybacteriumsp. Strain LB25: Cloning and Expression inEscherichia coli

(2008) Noriyuki DOUKYU et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Molecular characterization, gene expression analysis and biochemical properties of α-amylase from the disk abalone, Haliotis discus discus

(2008) Chamilani Nikapitiya et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The unique glycoside hydrolase family 77 amylomaltase fromBorrelia burgdorferiwith only catalytic triad conserved

(2008) Andrej Godány et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Cloning, molecular characterization and heterologous expression of AMY1, an α-amylase gene from Cryptococcus flavus

(2008) Alexsandro S. Galdino et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

A single residue mutation abolishes attachment of the CBM26 starch-binding domain from Lactobacillus amylovorus α-amylase

(2008) Romina Rodríguez-Sanoja et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Crystal Structure of the Polyextremophilic α-Amylase AmyB from Halothermothrix orenii: Details of a Productive Enzyme–Substrate Complex and an N Domain with a Role in Binding Raw Starch

(2008) Tien-Chye Tan et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Substrate Recognition Mechanism of α-1,6-Glucosidic Linkage Hydrolyzing Enzyme, Dextran Glucosidase from Streptococcus mutans

(2008) Hironori Hondoh et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Structural Base for Enzymatic Cyclodextrin Hydrolysis

(2008) Stefan Buedenbender et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The SWISS-MODEL Repository and associated resources

(2008) F. Kiefer et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The Carbohydrate-Active EnZymes database (CAZy): an expert resource for Glycogenomics

(2008) B. L. Cantarel et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Crystal structure of GH13 α-glucosidase GSJ from one of the deepest sea bacteria

(2008) Tsuyoshi Shirai et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS