α-Glucosidase
α-Glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.20, (systematic name α-D-glucoside glucohydrolase) is a glucosidase located in the brush border of the small intestine that acts upon α(1→4) bonds:
- Hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing (1→4)-linked α-D-glucose residues with release of D-glucose
| α-Glucosidase | |||||||||
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α-Glucosidase hexamer, Sulfolobus solfataricus | |||||||||
| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.2.1.20 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9001-42-7 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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This is in contrast to EC 3.2.1.21 β-glucosidase.
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