ENTRY       EC 3.2.1.133
NAME        Glucan 1,4-alpha-maltohydrolase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Glycosidases
            Hydrolysing O-glycosyl compounds
SYSNAME     1,4-alpha-D-Glucan alpha-maltohydrolase
REACTION    Hydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides
            so as to remove successive alpha-maltose units from the non-
            reducing ends of the chains
SUBSTRATE   Glucan
            H2O
PRODUCT     alpha-Maltose
COMMENT     Acts on starch and related polysaccharides and oligosaccharides.
            The product is alpha-maltose; cf. EC 3.2.1.2.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.2.1.133
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.2.1.133
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