Molecular basis of the amylose-like polymer formation catalyzed by Neisseria polysaccharea amylosucrase
Amylosucrase from Neisseria polysaccharea is a remarkable transglucosidase from family
13 of the glycoside-hydrolases that synthesizes an insoluble amylose-like polymer from
sucrose in the absence of any primer. Amylosucrase shares strong structural similarities with
α-amylases. Exactly how this enzyme catalyzes the formation of α-1, 4-glucan and which
structural features are involved in this unique functionality existing in family 13 are important
questions still not fully answered. Here, we provide evidence that amylosucrase initializes …
13 of the glycoside-hydrolases that synthesizes an insoluble amylose-like polymer from
sucrose in the absence of any primer. Amylosucrase shares strong structural similarities with
α-amylases. Exactly how this enzyme catalyzes the formation of α-1, 4-glucan and which
structural features are involved in this unique functionality existing in family 13 are important
questions still not fully answered. Here, we provide evidence that amylosucrase initializes …
Molecular basis of the amylose-like polymer formation catalyzed by Neisseria polysaccharea amylosucrase
Amylosucrase from Neisseria polysaccharea is a remarkable transglucosidase from family
13 of the glycoside-hydrolases that synthesizes an insoluble amylose-like polymer from
sucrose in the absence of any primer. Amylosucrase shares strong structural similarities with
α-amylases. Exactly how this enzyme catalyzes the formation of α-1, 4-glucan and which
structural features are involved in this unique functionality existing in family 13 are important
questions still not fully answered. Here, we provide evidence that amylosucrase initializes …
13 of the glycoside-hydrolases that synthesizes an insoluble amylose-like polymer from
sucrose in the absence of any primer. Amylosucrase shares strong structural similarities with
α-amylases. Exactly how this enzyme catalyzes the formation of α-1, 4-glucan and which
structural features are involved in this unique functionality existing in family 13 are important
questions still not fully answered. Here, we provide evidence that amylosucrase initializes …