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Catalysis of the hydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides so as to remove successive maltose units from the non-reducing ends of the chains. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of amylose or an amylose derivative. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of any O-glycosyl bond.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: beta-amylase activity
Acc: GO:0016161
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of 1,4-alpha-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharides so as to remove successive maltose units from the non-reducing ends of the chains.
Synonyms:
  • saccharogen amylase activity
  • beta amylase activity
  • glycogenase activity
  • 1,4-alpha-D-glucan maltohydrolase activity
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 9 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 9 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0016161 - beta-amylase activity (interactive image map)
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