| Systematic name | 4-α-D-glucan glucanohydrolase | IUBMB nomenclature | α-amylase |
| CAS number | 9000-90-2 | IUBMB number | EC 3.2.1.1 |
| EC number | 232-565-6 | ||
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| Properties | Endohydrolysis of (1→4)-α-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides containing three or more (1→4)-α-linked D-glucose units. Acts on starch, glycogen and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides in a random manner; reducing groups are liberated in the α-configuration. The term ‘α’ relates to the initial anomeric configuration of the free sugar group released and not to the configuration of the linkage hydrolysed. |
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