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beta-amylase activity

Known as: 1,4-alpha-D-glucan maltohydrolase activity, beta amylase activity, saccharogen amylase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: (1,4-alpha-D-glucosyl)(n+1) + H2O = (1,4-alpha-D-glucosyl)(n-1) + alpha-maltose. This reaction is the hydrolysis of 1,4… (More)
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2010
2010
Improvement of Bacillus circulans beta-amylase activity attained using the ancestral mutation method.
Thermostabilization of enzymes is one of the greatest challenges of protein engineering. The ancestral mutation method, which… (More)
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
Beta-AMYLASE4, a noncatalytic protein required for starch breakdown, acts upstream of three active beta-amylases in Arabidopsis chloroplasts.
This work investigated the roles of beta-amylases in the breakdown of leaf starch. Of the nine beta-amylase (BAM)-like proteins… (More)
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2005
2005
Toxicity of arsenate and arsenite on germination, seedling growth and amylolytic activity of wheat.
Effects of different concentrations of arsenite and arsenate (0-16 mg/l) on seed germination, relative root length and shoot… (More)
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2001
2001
The ram1 mutant of Arabidopsis exhibits severely decreased beta-amylase activity.
Despite extensive biochemical analyses, the biological function(s) of plant beta-amylases remains unclear. The fact that beta… (More)
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2000
2000
Water stress enhances beta-amylase activity in cucumber cotyledons.
Cotyledons detached from 4-d-old cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seedlings were subjected to water stress (air-drying or PEG… (More)
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1999
1999
An Arabidopsis gene encoding a chloroplast-targeted beta-amylase.
beta-Amylase is one of the most abundant starch degrading activities found in leaves and other plant organs. Despite its… (More)
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1998
1998
Allele-dependent barley grain beta-amylase activity.
The wild ancestor of cultivated barley, Hordeum vulgare subsp. spontaneum (K. Koch) A. & Gr. (H. spontaneum), is a source of wide… (More)
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1996
1996
Effect of cadmium on germination, amylases and rate of respiration of germinating pea seeds.
Growth of embryonic axis of germinating pea seeds (Pisum sativum cv. Bonneville) was significantly inhibited by as low as 0.25 mM… (More)
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1994
1994
Residues essential for catalytic activity of soybean beta-amylase.
To determine which amino acid residues are essential for the catalytic activity of soybean beta-amylase, deoxyoligonucleotide… (More)
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1983
1983
Specific Determination of alpha-Amylase Activity in Crude Plant Extracts Containing beta-Amylase.
The specific measurement of alpha-amylase activity in crude plant extracts is difficult because of the presence of beta-amylases… (More)
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