Abstract α-Amylase (EC 3.2. 1.1) represents the best known amylolytic enzyme. It catalyzes
the hydrolysis of α-1, 4-glucosidic bonds in starch and related α-glucans. In general, the α …

Resident bacteria in the densely populated human intestinal tract must efficiently compete
for carbohydrate nutrition. The Bacteroidetes, a dominant bacterial phylum in the …

The human vaginal microbiota is frequently dominated by lactobacilli and transition to a
more diverse community of anaerobic microbes is associated with health risks. Glycogen …

Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes are the predominant bacterial phyla colonizing the healthy
human large intestine. Whilst both ferment dietary fibre, genes responsible for this important …

Starch is a polymer of glucose and is one of the most abundant carbohydrates in a Western
diet. Resistant starch escapes digestion by host small intestinal glucoamylases and transits …

The term “starch-binding domain”(SBD) has been applied to a domain within an amylolytic
enzyme that gave the enzyme the ability to bind onto raw, ie thermally untreated, granular …

Ruminococcus bromii is a dominant member of the human gut microbiota that plays a key
role in releasing energy from dietary starches that escape digestion by host enzymes via its …

Resistant starch, microbiome, and precision modulation. Mounting evidence has positioned
the gut microbiome as a nexus of health. Modulating its phylogenetic composition and …

The microbial decomposition and utilization of lignocellulosic biomass present in the plant
tissues are driven by a series of carbohydrate active enzymes (CAZymes) acting in concert …

Starch‐active enzymes often possess starch‐binding domains (SBDs) mediating attachment
to starch granules and other high molecular weight substrates. SBDs are divided into nine …