Cat No.
NATE-1163
Description
Alpha-glucosidase is a glucosidase located in the brush border of the small intestine that acts upon 1,4-alpha bonds. This is in contrast to beta-glucosidase. Alpha-glucosidase breaks down starch and disaccharides to glucose. Maltase, a similar enzyme that cleaves maltose, is nearly functionally equivalent.
Abbr
α-Glucosidase, Native (Bacillus stearothermophilus)
Alias
α-Glucosidase
Species
Bacillus stearothermophilus
Form
Lyophilized powder containing potassium phosphate buffer salt
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 3.2.1.20
Bio-activity
>50 units/mg
CAS No.
9001-42-7
Unit Definition
One unit will liberate 1.0 μmole of D-glucose from p-nitrophenyl α-D-glucoside per min at pH 6.8 at 37 °C.
Applications
α-glucosidase is potential enzyme for the biosynthesis of complex carbohydrates.
Synonyms
Alpha-glucosidase; EC 3.2.1.20; maltase; glucoinvertase; glucosidosucrase; maltase-glucoamylase; alpha-glucopyranosidase; glucosidoinvertase; alpha-D-glucosidase; alpha-glucoside hydrolase; alpha-1,4-glucosidase; alpha-D-glucoside glucohydrolase
