Alpha-glucosidase
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| - | '''Alpha glucosidase''' (AGS) or '''maltase''' beaks down the 1,4-α bonds in starch or disaccharides to produce glucose. Maltase breaks down maltose. '''Isomaltase''' breaks the 1,6 bond. | + | '''Alpha glucosidase''' (AGS) or '''maltase''' beaks down the 1,4-α bonds in starch or disaccharides to produce glucose. Maltase breaks down maltose. '''Isomaltase''' breaks the 1,6 bond.<ref>PMID:18848471</ref> |
== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
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3D structures of α-glucosidase
Updated on 03-December-2015
References
- ↑ Gloster TM, Turkenburg JP, Potts JR, Henrissat B, Davies GJ. Divergence of catalytic mechanism within a glycosidase family provides insight into evolution of carbohydrate metabolism by human gut flora. Chem Biol. 2008 Oct 20;15(10):1058-67. Epub 2008 Oct 9. PMID:18848471 doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.09.005
