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α-Amylase from Bacillus sp.

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powder, yellow-brown, ~380 U/mg

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
eCl@ss:
32160410
EC Number:
232-565-6
NACRES:
NA.54
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Product Name

α-Amylase from Bacillus sp., powder, yellow-brown, ~380 U/mg

biological source

Bacillus sp.

form

powder

specific activity

~380 U/mg

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color

yellow-brown

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storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

α-Amylase from Bacillus sp. has been used:
  • as a dispersal enzyme to test degradation of S. aureus biofilms,
  • in the enzymatic hydrolysis of tapioca starch
  • in the enzymolysis of plant-based native and the amorphous granular starches

Heat stability of bacterial α-amylases; Action pattern on sweet potato starch, amylose and amylopectin; Action on native wheat starch.

Biochem/physiol Actions

α-Amylase mediates the hydrolysis of starch, malto-oligosaccharides, and glycogen at the α-D-(1,4)-glucosidic linkages. Bacillus sp. serve as an important cell factory for the heterogeneous production of α-amylase. An extracellular secreted thermostable amylase from the Bacillus subtilis strain has also been reported.

General description

α-Amylase (α-1,4-glucan-4-glucanohydrolase) belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase family 13. The two aspartic residues and one glutamic acid residue are the prime catalytic residues of α-amylase. All amylases have three domain regions, namely, domain A with a central (β/α)8 barrel, domain B, and β-structure with a Greek key motif encompassing domain C.
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Other Notes

One unit is the amount of enzyme which liberates 1 μmole of maltose per minute at pH 6.9 and 25°C (using Cat. No. 85642 as substrate)

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Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Hydrolysis of starches by the action of an alpha-amylase from Bacillus subtilis
Konsula Z and Liakopoulou-Kyriakides M
Process Biochemistry (Oxford, United Kingdom), 39, 1745-1749 (2004)
Chase M Watters et al.
Infection and drug resistance, 9, 71-78 (2016-05-14)
Enzymatic debridement is a therapeutic strategy used clinically to remove necrotic tissue from wounds. Some of the enzymes utilized for debridement have been tested against bacterial pathogens, but the effectiveness of these agents in dispersing clinically relevant biofilms has not
J.E. Anderson et al.
Journal of Food Science, 48, 1622-1622 (1983)
P Colonna et al.
Biotechnology and bioengineering, 31(9), 895-904 (1988-06-05)
Native starch granules from wheat have been subjected to enzymatic depolymerization with an alpha-amylase from Bacillus subtilis. Crystallites made from short-chain amylose and residues from mild acid hydrolysis have been also tested. Electron microscopy, particle size analysis, DSC, and x-ray
Shaomin Yan et al.
Microbial cell factories, 16(1), 124-124 (2017-07-21)
Amylase plays an important role in biotechnology industries, and Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis is a major host to produce heterogeneous α-amylases. However, the secretion stress limits the high yield of α-amylase in B. subtilis although huge efforts have been made

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