Enzyme Chemistry and Molecular Biology of Amylases and Related Enzymes

IntroductionSpecificities and Action Patterns of Amylolytic EnzymesClassification of Amylolytic EnzymesCyclomaltodextrin GlucanotransferaseDebranching Enzymes (Isoamylase, Pullulanase)NeopullulanaseDextran Dextrinase (DDase)Raw Starch-Digesting Amylolytic EnzymesCatalytic Reaction Mechanisms of Amylases and Related EnzymesChemical Modification of Amylases and Related EnzymesChemical Aspects of Mechanisms in Hydrolysis of Glycosidic Linkages by GlycosylasesAnalyses of Amylolytic Enzymes Using Their Cloned GenesKinetic Studies on the Interaction of Glucoamylase with Substrates and AnalogsCrystal Structure of a-Amylases and Related EnzymesCrystal Structure of a-Amylases and Their Catalytic ImplicationsStructure of b-AmylaseCrystal Structure of Cyclodextrin Glucanotransferase from Bacillus stearothermophilus and Its Carbohydrate Binding SitesCrystal Structure of Glucoamylase from Aspergillus awamoriMolecular Biology of Amylases and Related EnzymesAmylolytic Enzymes from Animal ResourcesAmylolytic Enzymes from Plant ResourcesAmylolytic Enzymes from Microbial ResourcesRecent Studies on Molecular Biology of Various Amylolytic EnzymesSimilarities between the Molecules of Human Pancreatic and Salivary a-AmylasesMultiple Forms of Human Pancreatic and Salivary a-AmylasesMonoclonal Antibodies against Human Pancreatic and Salivary a-AmylasesIndex