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UniProt functional annotation for P19531 | ||
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| UniProt code: P19531. |
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| Organism: | |
Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Bacillus stearothermophilus). |
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Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Geobacillus. |
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| Function: | |
Converts starch into maltose. |
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| Catalytic activity: | |
Reaction=Hydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides so as to remove successive alpha-maltose residues from the non-reducing ends of the chains.; EC=3.2.1.133; |
| Cofactor: | |
Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:10387084}; Note=Binds 3 Ca(2+) ions per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10387084}; |
| Subunit: | |
Monomer. |
| Biotechnology: | |
Used in the food industry to prevent bread from staling. Sold under the name Novamyl by Novozymes. {ECO:0000305}. |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 13 family. {ECO:0000305}. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.