Three isoforms of isoamylase contribute different catalytic properties for the debranching of potato glucans

• Main Authors: Hasnain, Hussain, Alexandra, Mant, Robert, Seale, Sam, Zeeman, Edward, Hinchliffe, Anne, Edwards, Christopher, Hylton, Stephen, Bornemann, Alison, M. Smith, Cathie, Martin, Regla, Bustos
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health Search databaseSearch term Search 2003
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9985/1/Three%20isoforms%20of%20isoamylase%20contribute%20different%20catalytic%20properties%20for%20the%20debranching%20of%20potato%20glucans%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9985/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12509527

Isoamylases are debranching enzymes that hydrolyze � -1,6 linkages in � -1,4/ � -1,6–linked glucan polymers. In plants, they have been shown to be required for the normal synthesis of amylopectin, although the precise manner in which they influence starch synthesis is still debated. cDNA clo...