A4862
α-Amylase from Bacillus sp.
liquid
Synonym(s):
1,4-α-D-glucan glucanohydrolase, 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase, alpha-amylase, endoglucanase
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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54
MDL number:
eCl@ss:
32160410
Biological source:
Bacillus sp.
General description
α-Amylase belongs to glycosyl hydrolase family 13. It comprises of A, B and C domains. Domain A has two aspartic acid and a glutamic acid as catalytic residues. Domain B possesses Ca2+ and Na+ binding sites.
Application
α-Amylase from Bacillus sp. has been used in the digestion of lyophilized microalgae sample. It has also been used to evaluate α-amylase inhibitory activity in marine algae samples and Myrmecodia platytyrea.
Biochem/physiol Actions
α-Amylase hydrolyzes the polysaccharides starch, malto-oligosaccharides at the α-d -(1,4)-glucosidic linkages to α-anomeric products. It has wide applications in industries including food, pharmaceutical, textile and paper.
Other Notes
One unit will liberate 1.0 mg of maltose from starch in 3 minutes at pH 6.9 at 20 deg C.
Legal Information
A product of Novozyme Corp.
Termamyl is a registered trademark of Novozymes Corp.
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Danger
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Hazard Classifications
Resp. Sens. 1
Storage Class
10 - Combustible liquids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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