A7005
β-Amylase from sweet potato
Type I-B, ammonium sulfate suspension, ≥750 units/mg protein (E1%/280)
Synonym(s):
1,4-α-D-Glucan maltohydrolase
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biological source
sweet potato
Quality Level
type
Type I-B
form
ammonium sulfate suspension
specific activity
≥750 units/mg protein (E1%/280)
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concentration
≥7.0 mg/mL
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storage temp.
2-8°C
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General description
β-Amylases belongs to the class of amylolytic enzymes.
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Application
β -Amylase is used to hydrolyze α bonds of α-linked polysaccharides, such as starch and glycogen. β -Amylase, from Sigma, has been used in various plant studies, such as carbon starvation studies in Populus tremuloides. β-amylase from sweet potato has been used to examine the utility of the enzyme in inhibiting and removing Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. The enzyme has also been used to prepare β-limit dextrin from waxy maize starch.
β-Amylase from sweet potato has been used:
- in the hydrolysis of starch and starch-pectin combinations
- for comparing amylases from different sources in Staphylococcus aureus SH1000 biofilm inhibition and reduction assay
- for selenium speciation in samples
Biochem/physiol Actions
β-Amylase hydrolyzes the α-(1,4) glucan linkages in polysaccharides of three or more α-(1,4) linked D-glucose units. Natural substrates such as starch and glycogen are broken down into glucose and maltose. β-amylase from sweet potato is a tetramer of identical subunits, which are arranged to exhibit 222 molecular symmetry.
β-Amylases plays a major role in examining enzymatic promiscuity among glycosidases.
Unit Definition
One unit will liberate 1.0 mg of maltose from starch in 3 min at pH 4.8 at 20 °C.
Physical form
Crystalline suspension in 2.3 M (NH4)2SO4
Other Notes
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Danger
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Resp. Sens. 1
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
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Articles
Instructions for working with enzymes supplied as ammonium sulfate suspensions
Protocols
Enzymatic Assay of β-AMYLASE (EC 3.2.1.2)
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