Properties and applications of starch-converting enzymes of the α-amylase family

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 137-155

  Van Der Maarel, Marc J E C ^a,b   Van Der Veen, Bart ^a,b   Uitdehaag, Joost C M ^a,b   Leemhuis, Hans ^a   Dijkhuizen, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti staling of bread; Glycosylhydrolases; Starch; Starch industry; Starch converting enzymes; Amylase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; SUBSTRATES; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES;

STARCH;

AMINO ACID; AMYLASE; AMYLOPECTIN; CYCLODEXTRIN; CYCLOMALTODEXTRIN GLUCANOTRANSFERASE; DEXTRIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSIDASE; MALTODEXTRIN; MALTOSE; MALTOTRIOSE; STARCH; TRANSFERASE;

BACTERIUM; CROP; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME ENGINEERING; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FOOD PROCESSING; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037187437     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(01)00407-2     Document Type: Article

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