| EC |
2.4.1.161 |
| Accepted name: |
oligosaccharide 4-α-D-glucosyltransferase |
| Reaction: |
Transfers the non-reducing terminal α-D-glucose residue from a (1→4)-α-D-glucan to the 4-position of a free glucose or of a glucosyl residue at the non-reducing terminus of a (1→4)-α-D-glucan, thus bringing about the rearrangement of oligosaccharides |
| Other name(s): |
amylase III; 1,4-α-glucan:1,4-α-glucan 4-α-glucosyltransferase; 1,4-α-D-glucan:1,4-α-D-glucan 4-α-D-glucosyltransferase; α-1,4-transglucosylase |
| Systematic name: |
(1→4)-α-D-glucan:(1→4)-α-D-glucan 4-α-D-glucosyltransferase |
| Comments: |
The enzyme acts on amylose, amylopectin, glycogen and maltooligosaccharides. No detectable free glucose is formed, indicating the enzyme does not act as a hydrolase. The enzyme from the bacterium Cellvibrio japonicus has the highest activity with maltotriose as a donor, and also accepts maltose [3], while the enzyme from amoeba does not accept maltose [1,2]. Oligosaccharides with 1→6 linkages cannot function as donors, but can act as acceptors [3]. Unlike EC 2.4.1.25, 4-α-glucanotransferase, this enzyme can transfer only a single glucosyl residue. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9000-92-4 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Nebinger, P. Separation and characterization of four different amylases of Entamoeba histolytica. I. Purification and properties. Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler 367 (1986) 161–167. [PMID: 2423097] |
| 2. |
Nebinger, P. Separation and characterization of four different amylases of Entamoeba histolytica. II. Characterization of amylases. Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler 367 (1986) 169–176. [PMID: 2423098] |
| 3. |
Larsbrink, J., Izumi, A., Hemsworth, G.R., Davies, G.J. and Brumer, H. Structural enzymology of Cellvibrio japonicus Agd31B protein reveals α-transglucosylase activity in glycoside hydrolase family 31. J. Biol. Chem. 287 (2012) 43288–43299. [DOI] [PMID: 23132856] |
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| [EC 2.4.1.161 created 1989, modified 2013] |
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