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Preferred term

beta-Amylase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 1,4-alpha-D-Glucan maltohydrolase

In other languages

  • French

  • 1,4-alpha-D-glucan maltohydrolase
  • 1,4-alpha-D-Glucan maltohydrolase
  • Saccharogène amylase

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XM7JPXD4-0

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