Reaction: hydrolysis of (1→4)-α-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides so as to remove successive α-maltose residues from the non-reducing ends of the chains
Other name(s): maltogenic α-amylase; 1,4-α-D-glucan α-maltohydrolase
Systematic name: 4-α-D-glucan α-maltohydrolase
Comments: Acts on starch and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides. The product is α-maltose; cf. EC 3.2.1.2 β-amylase.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 160611-47-2
References:
1. Diderichsen, B. and Christiansen, L. Cloning of a maltogenic alpha-amylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 56 (1988) 53-59.
2. Outtrup, H. and Norman, B.E. Properties and application of a thermostable maltogenic amylase produced by a strain of Bacillus modified by recombinant-DNA techniques. Stärke 36 (1984) 405-411.