| UniProt functional annotation for P06278 | |||
| UniProt code: P06278. |
| Organism: | Bacillus licheniformis. | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides containing three or more (1->4)-alpha-linked D- glucose units.; EC=3.2.1.1; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:11997021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12915728, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14632998}; | |
| Cofactor: | Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:12540849, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9551551}; Note=Binds 3 Ca(2+) ions per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12540849, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9551551}; | |
| Cofactor: | Name=Na(+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29101; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:12540849, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9551551}; Note=Binds 1 sodium ion per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12540849, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9551551}; | |
| Biophysicochemical properties: | pH dependence: Active up to pH 11.; Temperature dependence: Active up to 100 degrees Celsius.; | |
| Subunit: | Monomer. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14632998}. | |
| Biotechnology: | Used in the food industry for high temperature liquefaction of starch-containing mashes and in the detergent industry to remove starch. Sold under the name Termamyl by Novozymes. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 13 family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.