Structural highlights
Function
[SUSG_BACTN] Alpha-amylase that cleaves starch into oligosaccharides before internalization for degradation, the first step in starch degradation.[1] [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Shipman JA, Cho KH, Siegel HA, Salyers AA. Physiological characterization of SusG, an outer membrane protein essential for starch utilization by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. J Bacteriol. 1999 Dec;181(23):7206-11. PMID:10572122
- ↑ Cho KH, Salyers AA. Biochemical analysis of interactions between outer membrane proteins that contribute to starch utilization by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. J Bacteriol. 2001 Dec;183(24):7224-30. PMID:11717282
- ↑ Koropatkin NM, Smith TJ. SusG: a unique cell-membrane-associated alpha-amylase from a prominent human gut symbiont targets complex starch molecules. Structure. 2010 Feb 10;18(2):200-15. PMID:20159465 doi:10.1016/j.str.2009.12.010
