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Literature summary for 3.2.1.1 extracted from

  • Aquino, A.C.; Jorge, J.A.; Terenzi, H.F.; Polizeli, M.L.
    Studies on a thermostable alpha-amylase from the thermophilic fungus Scytalidium thermophilum (2003), Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 61, 323-328.
    View publication on PubMed

General Stability

General Stability Organism
starch protects alpha-amylase against thermal inactivation Mycothermus thermophilus

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
CuCl2 10 mM, 95% inhibition Mycothermus thermophilus
HgCl2 10 mM, complete inhibition Mycothermus thermophilus
ZnCl2 10 mM, 93% inhibition Mycothermus thermophilus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
3 glycogen Mycothermus thermophilus approx. 10% of activity with starch maltotriose + maltotetraose + maltopentaose
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?
amylose + H2O Mycothermus thermophilus approx. 10% of activity with starch maltotriose + maltotetraose + maltopentaose
-
?
starch + H2O Mycothermus thermophilus
-
maltotriose + maltotetraose + maltopentaose
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Mycothermus thermophilus
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thermophilic fungi
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
DEAE-cellulose, CM-cellulose, Sepharose 6B Mycothermus thermophilus

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
5.6
-
-
Mycothermus thermophilus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
3 glycogen approx. 10% of activity with starch Mycothermus thermophilus maltotriose + maltotetraose + maltopentaose
-
?
amylose + H2O approx. 10% of activity with starch Mycothermus thermophilus maltotriose + maltotetraose + maltopentaose
-
?
starch + H2O
-
Mycothermus thermophilus maltotriose + maltotetraose + maltopentaose
-
?
starch + H2O potato starch Mycothermus thermophilus maltotriose + maltotetraose + maltopentaose
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?

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
60
-
-
Mycothermus thermophilus

Temperature Range [°C]

Temperature Minimum [°C] Temperature Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
30 70 approx. 30% of maximal activity at 30°C and 70°C, respectively Mycothermus thermophilus

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
50
-
no loss of activity after 1 h Mycothermus thermophilus
55
-
50% loss of activity after 25 min Mycothermus thermophilus
60
-
50% loss of activity after 12 min, no loss of activity after 1 h in the presence of 1% starch Mycothermus thermophilus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6
-
-
Mycothermus thermophilus

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
4.5 8 approx. 45% of maximal activity at pH 4.5, approx. 30% of maximal activity at pH 8.0 Mycothermus thermophilus