Alpha-glucosidase

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Function

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.

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Structural highlights

Structure of yeast isomaltase complex with glucose (stick model) and Ca+2 ion (green) (PDB code 3a4a).

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3D structures of α-glucosidase3D structures of α-glucosidase

Updated on 16-November-2014

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