Biology:Maltose-6'-phosphate glucosidase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
maltose-6′-phosphate glucosidase
Identifiers
EC number3.2.1.122
CAS number98445-08-0
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

The enzyme maltose-6′-phosphate glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.122) catalyzes the following chemical reaction:

maltose 6′-phosphate + H2O [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] D-glucose + D-glucose 6-phosphate

It belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. It participates in starch and sucrose metabolism.

Nomenclature

The systematic name of this enzyme class is maltose-6′-phosphate 6-phosphoglucohydrolase. This enzyme is also called phospho-α-glucosidase.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code 1U8X.

References