Relation between domain evolution, specificity, and taxonomy of the α-amylase family members containing a C-terminal starch-binding domain

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 270, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 635-645

  Janeček, Štefan ^a   Svensson, Birte ^b   MacGregor, E Ann ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

amylase family; Domain evolution; Evolutionary tree; Glycoside hydrolase family 13; Starch binding domain

Indexed keywords

ACARVIOSE TRANSFERASE; AMYLASE; CYCLOMALTODEXTRIN GLUCANOTRANSFERASE; ENZYME; GLYCOSIDASE; HYDROLASE; MALTOPENTAOHYDROLASE; MALTOTETRAOHYDROLASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; STARCH; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TAXONOMY;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; BINDING SITES; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STARCH; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ARCHAEA; KLEBSIELLA; NOSTOC;

EID: 0037293103     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03404.x     Document Type: Article

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