Identification
Name:Cytoplasmic alpha-amylase
Synonyms:
  • 1,4-alpha-D-glucan glucanohydrolase
Gene Name:amyA
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing O-glycosyl compounds
Specific Function:Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in oligosaccharides and polysaccharides
Cellular Location:Cytoplasm
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Starch+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Starch
1.0Starch + 1.0Water ↔ 1.0Dextrin + 1.0Starch
ReactionCard
EcoCyc Reactions:
1.0a 1,4-α-D-glucan+1.0Thumb1.0a 1,4-α-D-glucan+1.0Thumb
1.0a 1,4-α-D-glucan + 1.0Water → 1.0a 1,4-α-D-glucan + 1.0Maltopentaose
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Complex Reactions:
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB211101,4-alpha-D-glucanMetaboCard
ECMDB21651DextrinMetaboCard
ECMDB21243MaltohexaoseMetaboCard
ECMDB21244MaltopentaoseMetaboCard
ECMDB00494WaterMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
binding
calcium ion binding
catalytic activity
cation binding
hydrolase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds
hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing O-glycosyl compounds
ion binding
metal ion binding
Process
carbohydrate metabolic process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b1927
Gene OrientationClockwise
Centisome Percentage:43.20
Left Sequence End2004180
Right Sequence End2005667
Gene Sequence:
>1488 bp
GTGGCAGATCGTAATTTGCGCGACCTTCTTGCTCCGTGGGTGCCAGACGCACCTTCGCGA
GCACTGCGAGAGATGACACTCGACAGCCGTGTGGCTGCGGCGGGCGATCTCTTTGTAGCT
GTAGTAGGTCATCAGGCGGACGGGCGTCGATATATCCCGCAGGCGATAGCGCAAGGTGTG
GCTGCCATTATTGCAGAGGCGAAAGATGAGGCGACCGATGGTGAAATCCGTGAAATGCAC
GGCGTACCGGTCATCTATCTCAGCCAGCTCAACGAGCGTTTATCTGCACTGGCGGGCCGC
TTTTACCATGAACCCTCTGACAATTTACGTCTCGTGGGCGTAACGGGCACCAACGGCAAA
ACCACGACTACCCAGCTGTTGGCGCAGTGGAGCCAACTGCTTGGCGAAATCAGCGCGGTA
ATGGGCACCGTTGGTAACGGCCTGCTGGGGAAAGTGATCCCGACAGAAAATACAACCGGT
TCGGCAGTCGATGTTCAGCATGAGCTGGCGGGGCTGGTGGATCAGGGCGCGACGTTTTGC
GCAATGGAAGTTTCCTCCCACGGGCTGGTACAGCACCGTGTGGCGGCATTGAAATTTGCG
GCGTCGGTCTTTACCAACTTAAGCCGCGATCACCTTGATTATCATGGTGATATGGAACAC
TACGAAGCCGCGAAATGGCTGCTTTATTCTGAGCATCATTGCGGTCAGGCGATTATTAAC
GCCGACGATGAAGTGGGCCGCCGCTGGCTGGCAAAACTGCCGGACGCGGTTGCGGTATCA
ATGGAAGATCATATTAATCCGAACTGTCACGGACGCTGGTTGAAAGCGACCGAAGTGAAC
TATCACGACAGCGGTGCGACGATTCGCTTTAGCTCAAGTTGGGGCGATGGCGAAATTGAA
AGCCATCTGATGGGCGCTTTTAACGTCAGCAACCTGCTGCTCGCGCTGGCGACACTGTTG
GCACTCGGCTATCCACTGGCTGATCTGCTGAAAACCGCCGCGCGTCTGCAACCGGTTTGC
GGACGTATGGAAGTGTTCACTGCGCCAGGCAAACCGACGGTGGTGGTGGATTACGCGCAT
ACGCCGGATGCACTGGAAAAAGCCTTACAGGCGGCGCGTCTGCACTGTGCGGGCAAGCTG
TGGTGTGTCTTTGGCTGTGGTGGCGATCGCGATAAAGGTAAGCGTCCACTGATGGGCGCA
ATTGCCGAAGAGTTTGCTGACGTGGCGGTGGTGACGGACGATAACCCGCGTACCGAAGAA
CCGCGTGCCATCATCAACGATATTCTGGCGGGAATGTTAGATGCCGGACATGCCAAAGTG
ATGGAAGGCCGTGCTGAAGCGGTGACTTGCGCCGTTATGCAGGCTAAAGAGAATGATGTG
GTACTGGTCGCGGGCAAAGGCCATGAAGATTACCAGATTGTTGGCAATCAGCGTCTGGAC
TACTCCGATCGCGTCACGGTGGCGCGTCTGCTGGGGGTGATTGCATGA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:495
Protein Molecular Weight:56639
Protein Theoretical pI:4
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Cytoplasmic alpha-amylase
MRNPTLLQCFHWYYPEGGKLWPELAERADGFNDIGINMVWLPPAYKGASGGYSVGYDSYD
LFDLGEFDQKGSIPTKYGDKAQLLAAIDALKRNDIAVLLDVVVNHKMGADEKEAIRVQRV
NADDRTQIDEEIIECEGWTRYTFPARAGQYSQFIWDFKCFSGIDHIENPDEDGIFKIVND
YTGEGWNDQVDDELGNFDYLMGENIDFRNHAVTEEIKYWARWVMEQTQCDGFRLDAVKHI
PAWFYKEWIEHVQEVAPKPLFIVAEYWSHEVDKLQTYIDQVEGKTMLFDAPLQMKFHEAS
RMGRDYDMTQIFTGTLVEADPFHAVTLVANHDTQPLQALEAPVEPWFKPLAYALILLREN
GVPSVFYPDLYGAHYEDVGGDGQTYPIDMPIIEQLDELILARQRFAHGVQTLFFDHPNCI
AFSRSGTDEFPGCVVVMSNGDDGEKTIHLGENYGNKTWRDFLGNRQERVVTDENGEATFF
CNGGSVSVWVIEEVI
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P26612
Uniprot Name:AMY2_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:21321966
Ecogene ID:EG11387
Ecocyc:EG11387
ColiBase:b1927
Kegg Gene:b1927
EchoBASE ID:EB1360
CCDB:AMY2_ECOLI
BacMap:16129874
General Reference:
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  • Kawagishi, I., Muller, V., Williams, A. W., Irikura, V. M., Macnab, R. M. (1992). "Subdivision of flagellar region III of the Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium chromosomes and identification of two additional flagellar genes." J Gen Microbiol 138:1051-1065. Pubmed: 1527488
  • Raha, M., Kawagishi, I., Muller, V., Kihara, M., Macnab, R. M. (1992). "Escherichia coli produces a cytoplasmic alpha-amylase, AmyA." J Bacteriol 174:6644-6652. Pubmed: 1400215
  • Raha, M., Kihara, M., Kawagishi, I., Macnab, R. M. (1993). "Organization of the Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium chromosomes between flagellar regions IIIa and IIIb, including a large non-coding region." J Gen Microbiol 139:1401-1407. Pubmed: 8371104