Limit dextrinase explained

Limit dextrinase
Ec Number:	3.2.1.142

Limit dextrinase (R-enzyme, amylopectin-1,6-glucosidase, dextrin alpha-1,6-glucanohydrolase) is an enzyme with systematic name dextrin 6-alpha-glucanohydrolase.^{[1] [2]} This enzyme catalyses the hydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in alpha- and beta-limits dextrins of amylopectin and glycogen, in amylopectin and pullulan.

See also

• Sucrase-isomaltase, an enzyme
• Pullulanase, an enzyme

Notes and References

1. The limit dextrinase of the broad bean (Vicia faba) . Gordon RW, Manners DJ, Stark JR . Carbohydrate Research . 1975 . 42 . 125–134 . 10.1016/s0008-6215(00)84105-1.
2. Observations on the specificity and nomenclature of starch debranching enzymes . Manners DJ . Journal of Applied Glycoscience . 1997 . 44 . 83–85 .