- Maltose synthase
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maltose synthase Identifiers EC number 2.4.1.139 CAS number 81669-74-1 Databases IntEnz IntEnz view BRENDA BRENDA entry ExPASy NiceZyme view KEGG KEGG entry MetaCyc metabolic pathway PRIAM profile PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO Search PMC articles PubMed articles In enzymology, a maltose synthase (EC 2.4.1.139) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 2 alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate + H2O maltose + 2 phosphate
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate and H2O, whereas its two products are maltose and phosphate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate:alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate 4-alpha-D-glucosyltransferase (dephosphorylating).
References
- Schilling N (1982). "Characterization of maltose biosynthesis from alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate in Spinacia oleracea L". Planta 154: 87–93. doi:10.1007/BF00385502.
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